Press releases
June 13, 2023
Farmers, citizens and nature in the EU are not properly protected from the negative impacts of dangerous pesticides. Recently The Guardian, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and other media reported on chemical c...
June 12, 2023
Green Deal is to preserve a sustainable future for the next generations and farmersIn a joint open letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, more than 100 civil society organisatio...
June 1, 2023
EU Member States agreed to a proposal to ban one of Europe’s most toxic pesticides. The fungicide dimoxystrobin was authorised for use in 15 EU Member States. Pesticide Action Network cheers the decis...
May 23, 2023
45 million loaves of bread. That was the argument of a conservative Austrian politician to allow crops on use areas destined for nature and biodiversity. One year later we see the results. Hardly any ...
May 16, 2023
PAN Europe welcomes the new EU Guidance Document on the risk assessment of pesticides on bees. After 10 years of political blockade, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published an updated...
May 11, 2023
DG Sante and EU Member States keep taking decisions that support the use of harmful pesticides. This is a violation of the EU pesticides legislation, the provisions of which aim to ensure a high level...
May 5, 2023
"Save Bees and Farmers" appeals for responsibility to ensure our common future of agricultureThe organisers of the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) "Save Bees and Farmers" react with consternation ...
April 26, 2023
Europe could and should be much healthier and biodiverse. Four years ago the PEST Committee in the European Parliament concluded after 9 months of investigations, hearings, missions and commissioning ...
April 5, 2023
Today the European Commission presented their formal reply to the 1,1 million citizens who signed the European Citizens Initiative “Save Bees and Farmers”. They welcome the initiative as a clear sign ...
March 16, 2023
European Citizens' Initiative calls for constructive negotiationsFor over one year one of the essential parts of the European Commission’s Farm2Fork proposals - the “Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regu...