Press releases
June 5, 2024
Three NGOs have sued the Belgian State for reauthorising 3 highly toxic pesticides containing abamectin. The EU regulation clearly states that this dangerous pesticide can only be used in completely c...
May 27, 2024
Pesticide Action Network Europe and its member organisations expose dirty PFAS legacy under the radar - swift political action required.An exploratory joint survey of 23 surface and six groundwat...
May 2, 2024
PAN Europe has lodged an appeal at the European Court of Justice to overturn the first instance ruling on the re-approval of cypermethrin, a highly toxic insecticide. This is the very first time a civ...
April 25, 2024
In two groundbreaking rulings, the EU Court of Justice has declared the assessment of pesticides by EU Member States unlawful. The rulings put an end to the common practice of disregarding recent scie...
April 23, 2024
A new EFSA report reveals that 41% of European fruit and vegetables contain pesticide residues. In more than half of these cases, consumers are exposed to several pesticide residues at the same time. ...
April 18, 2024
In the wake of the International Day for Peasant Struggles, a coalition of civil society organisations launches a report about the consequences of an export ban on pesticides not allowed in the E...
March 15, 2024
On Friday 15th of March, the European Commission is expected to propose to the member states the weakening of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The environmental requirements for farmers to receiv...
February 27, 2024
A study by PAN Europe and its members reveals a bitter truth: European citizens are increasingly exposed to cocktails of PFAS pesticides through their food. This subgroup of ‘forever chemicals’ are de...
February 6, 2024
The announcement of President Ursula von der Leyen to withdraw the Pesticide Reduction Law SUR represents the end of an appalling opposition, led by the agro-chemical industry, against a more healthy,...
January 25, 2024
A consortium of six NGOs - PAN Europe, ClientEarth (EU), Générations Futures (France), GLOBAL 2000 (Austria), PAN Germany, and PAN Netherlands - has officially launched a legal challenge against the E...