Press releases
March 1, 2011
The newly published guidance on the use of science in pesticide approvals by European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) [1] downgrades work by independent scientists in favour of industry studies. EFS...
January 26, 2011
New report of PAN-Europe on loopholes, derogations & backdoors in EU pesticide authorisations.Today PAN-Europe releases its report “Meet (chemical) agriculture, The world of backdoors, derog...
January 21, 2011
Today the decision on a non-inclusion in Directive 91/414 of the pesticide 1,3-Dichloropropene was published in the Official Journal. Health Commissioner Dalli therefore gets a big THANK YOU from PAN-...
December 20, 2010
Today, the Environment Council of the European Union adopted its political agreement on a new authorisation system for household pesticides and other biocides. Environment and health NGOs, PAN Europe,...
December 15, 2010
EU Health and Consumer Affair's Commissionor John Dalli has been asked to encourage faster, stronger implementation of pesticides policy in an open letter from the Health and Environment Alliance and ...
November 18, 2010
While the proposal does enhance permanent pasture, green cover, crop rotation and ecological set-aside to become mandatory “greening” component of direct payments, the real potential of such an approa...
November 12, 2010
Spain, Italy and several other EU member states like Portugal and Belgium are pressurizing SANCO Commissioner Mr. Dalli to propose an approval of the nasty pesticide and soil fumigant 1,3-Dichloroprop...
October 20, 2010
Today Belgium Presidency organises an international Round Table on the use of science in food policy thereby given EFSA the floor as key speaker. PAN-Europe is questioning the role of EFSA in the use ...
September 22, 2010
Today, the European Parliament (EP) has set the course for a new European system concerning the authorisation and marketing of biocides for household and other uses. PAN Germany, PAN Europe, HEAL, HCW...
June 21, 2010
On 22 June the European Parliament’s Environment Committee will vote on new EU provisions on the authorisation and marketing of hazardous products like wood preservatives and insecticide sprays. But l...