Press releases
May 21, 2019
Unique worldwide scientific study on pesticide contamination of playgrounds in South-Tyrol (Italy) published. Research team shares concerns about endocrine disruptors.Fruit and wine product...
May 9, 2019
Newly released European Commission documents reveal a fight to cripple important European pesticide protections.The haul of over 600 documents was obtained after a two year legal battle won by the Pes...
May 2, 2019
On 7th May in Berlin a gathering of leading scientists in toxicology and pesticides will come together to review the important recent research from Brazilian scientists and make connections between th...
April 19, 2019
Today, PAN Europe and the civil society[1] applaud the European Parliament for standing up for the European citizens and adopting a resolution that addresses a long-known concern: daily exposure ...
March 22, 2019
A world’s water day worthy of its name: Protecting our waters from pesticidesWater is essential for life. Yet, intensive agricultural practices release tons of pesticides into our water resources ever...
March 20, 2019
Today marks the first day of “Pesticide Action Week” (1), a ten-day celebration of activities for a pesticide-free world. On this day, Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe urges EU Member States and ...
February 14, 2019
The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (COM ENVI) has today adopted an opinion on the reform of EUs Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). PAN Europe welcomes...
February 12, 2019
The European Parliament has today adopted an own initiative report on the implementation of the EU Directive on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (SUD). PAN Europe welcomes the vote and emphasises tha...
January 28, 2019
The EU Directive on Sustainable Use of Pesticides (SUDP) was adopted in 2009 (1) with the aim of reducing the use and harmful impacts of pesticide use across the EU. Article 15 of the SUD calls for th...
January 23, 2019
Members of the Environment Committee (ENVI) adopted yesterday an own initiative report on the implementation of the EU Directive on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides. While the report does contain som...