Press releases
February 20, 2026
European institutions must ensure that the protection of human health and the environment from synthetic pesticides is fully safeguarded before endorsing any simplification of pesticide procedures (Om...
February 5, 2026
Analysis by Générations Futures, a member of the PAN Europe network, shows that 49 synthetic pesticides would receive unlimited approval if the Commission’s omnibus proposal enters into force on 1 Jan...
January 29, 2026
We analysed 59 samples of apples for pesticide residues in 13 European countries. The results highlight the nearly systematic contamination of conventional apples with cocktails of pesticides (85%). W...
January 27, 2026
The European Commission's planned abolition of pesticide protection standards is unlawful. This is shown by a legal opinion published today.The legal opinion, commissioned by the Aurelia Foundation, C...
December 18, 2025
Today, the Court of Justice of the EU concluded that the European Commission acted unlawfully by re-approving cypermethrin in 2021, with major gaps in the reapproval dossier, by relying on unscientifi...
December 16, 2025
Despite strong warnings from scientists and civil society, the European Commission today confirmed its proposal to introduce open‑ended approvals for certain pesticides. This represents a significant ...
December 11, 2025
A coalition of leading scientists from many countries call on the European Commission to improve the protection of the environment, biodiversity and citizens' health against harmful pesticides. A lett...
December 4, 2025
A new PAN Europe study reveals high levels of the “forever chemical” trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), recently found to cause harm to reproduction and development, in everyday cereal products across Europe...
December 2, 2025
Civil society groups from around the world have come together today to denounce the European Union’s toxic double standards. In a symbolic action in front of the European Commission in Brussels, campa...
November 27, 2025
On 20 November, the Belgian Council of State ruled illegal three authorisations granted to abamectin-based pesticides, an insecticide highly toxic to the environment and suspected of being genotoxic t...