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Spoedprocedure eist verbod op hormoonverstorend pesticide voor open teelten, Ctgb opnieuw in de fout

October 21, 2025

Het Pesticide Action Network vraagt in een spoedprocedure bij het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (CBb) een verbod op gebruik van het bestrijdingsmiddel Pitcher met een hormoonverstorende st...

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Farming beyond pesticides: success stories from the field
New Report: Farming beyond Pesticides - Success Stories from the Field to celebrate World Food Day

October 16, 2025

Today, on World Food Day, PAN Europe and Friends of the Earth Europe publish a new report, showcasing farmers and municipalities successfully eliminating or minimising pesticide use. The impressive an...

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Bees
Romanian unlawful derogations for pesticides: European Commission launches its first ever infringement procedure

October 10, 2025

The European Commission recently announced it was initiating an infringement procedure against Romania for granting derogations to bee-toxic neonicotinoid insecticides [1]. This is the first time...

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Pesticides
Complaint to the European Ombudsman: EU Commission deceives citizens with flawed figures on pesticide reduction

October 7, 2025

Three NGOs, PAN Europe, IFOAM Organics Europe and Global 2000, lodged a formal complaint before the European Ombudsman concerning the European Commission’s reliance on the Harmonised Risk Indicat...

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Manufacturing Doubt: How Industry Downplays TFA’s Toxicity
New Report Exposes industry tactics to downplay toxic ‘forever chemical’ TFA

September 29, 2025

A new report by PAN Europe reveals how major chemical companies have systematically cast doubt on the toxicity of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), delaying urgently needed protective measures against one o...

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Pesticides Spry
Return to Sender: toxic EU trade in banned pesticides should end

September 25, 2025

‘Return to Sender’ is a new campaign launched today by the European coalition ‘End Toxic Pesticide Trade Coalition’ (1)  to hold the European Commission to account for letting the exports of bann...

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Water
EU deal on water pollution: no action, extreme delay

September 24, 2025

The EU institutions have reached a long-awaited deal on updated rules for pollution of EU surface and groundwater, but Member States have managed to delay and weaken obligations.Yesterday, nearly thre...

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Pesticides
French court of appeal orders French government to review environmental toxicity of hundreds of pesticide authorisations within 24 months

September 4, 2025

In a landmark decision, the Paris Court of Appeal has held the French State accountable for ecological harm resulting from outdated and inadequate pesticide environmental risk assessments. The ruling ...

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Pesticides: Play it safe!
CTGB gaat opnieuw grof de fout in bij beoordeling pesticiden

September 4, 2025

Het CTGB negeert arresten van het Europees Hof van Justitie, uitspraken van het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven en recente inzichten van de Europese voedselautoriteit EFSA. De instantie besl...

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Water
PAN Europe demands EU Commission to act on PFAS pesticides

July 24, 2025

PAN Europe is calling out the European Commission for its inaction on PFAS pesticides. These substances break down into trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a highly persistent, mobile and toxic degradation pr...

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