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	13 June 2013 Neonicotinoid insecticides residues in our food! PAN Europe warmly welcomes the vote of European Member States in favour of the proposal of the European Commission to ban 3 neonicotinoids (imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and clothianidin) toxic to bees for 2 years.

	4th June 2013 Kwaliteit beoordeling bestrijdingsmiddelen in Nederland ver onder de maat

	17 May 2013 Again a bad day for birds in Europe: brand new pesticides allowed on the market that put birds at risk

	6 May 2013 Lack of environmental as well as public health considerations in the proposal for a new EU Common plant health regime

	2 May 2013 THE SILENT TAKEOVER: Dutch Wageningen University moves on to sell their independence to industry

	29 April 2013 European ban on neonicotinoids: Historic victory for the environment PAN Europe warmly welcomes the vote of European Member States in favour of the proposal of the European Commission to ban 3 neonicotinoids (imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and clothianidin) toxic to bees for 2 years.

	20 March 2013 EFSA’s opinion on endocrine disrupting chemicals adds confusion and undermines the Pesticide Regulation

	20 March 2013 European Commission goes to Appeal Committee on neonicotinoid ban

	18 March 2013 “Pesticide residues pose no long-term risk to humans”, European Food Authority EFSA falsely claims

	13 March 2013 = Forget about Italian pasta = Italy stimulates worst farming practices and monocultures

	12 March 2013 A direction for the Common Agricultural Policy: The Crop Rotation

	5 March 2013 How pesticides industry twists facts and figures to scare European decision-makers on neonicotinoids PAN Europe draws attention on how the facts and figures have been twisted to scare European decisions makers while they want us to believe that they care about the challenges for the future of agriculture.

	1 February 2013 Commission moves to protect honeybees but not bumblebees and wild bugs The European Commission finally declared its intention to move concerning neonicotinoids.

	16 January 2013 EFSA shows high risks for bees from neonicotinoids Commissioner Borg to immediately withdraw these bee killing pesticides from the market10 years EFSA - 10 years of blind love for industry.

	20 December 2012 Pesticides Residues in Food: PAN Europe’s Member, Générations Futures reveals data manipulation New scandal concerning the Maximum Residue Limits of pesticides in food: in its calculations the European Commission artificially brings down the number of MRLs exceeding…on paper!

	12 November 2012 10 years EFSA - 10 years of blind love for industry EFSA has a track record of working closely with industry and with industry-linked people presenting themselves as independent scientist.

	9 October 2012 Brain-damaging pesticide Chlorpyrifos will be reviewed. EU Health Commissioner Dalli finally responds to calls of PAN-Europe.

	25 September 2012 Food Authority EFSA’s bias on bee decline and pesticides PAN-Europe blames EFSA for attributing the contract to a person whose conflicts of interest are unacceptable and whose famous biased opinion is more than suspicious.

	12 July 2012 Joint Press Release Environmental and farming groups call for greener and fairer farming European agriculture needs to move away from harmful and industrialised farming and towards greener and fairer farming practices that lead to rural vitality.

	11 July 2012 Illegal pesticides remain in use in several EU countries

	6 July 2012 EU Scientific Committees bend for industry in adopting TTC

	26 June 2012 Joint press release Conflicts of interest still evident on new ESFA expert panels

	19 June 2012 Joint press release PAN Conference: Integrated Pest Management – the Way Forward to Sustainable Agricultural Production

	14 June 2012 Revolutionary judgment of EU Court grants access to court for NGO's

	6 June 2012 Honeybee disappearance: will the Autorities finally act?

	5 June 2012 Disrupting food: up to 30 different endocrine disrupting pesticides found in fruits and vegetables in the European Union

	2 May 2012 PAN Europe challenges Commission in Court on pesticide Prochloraz

	3 April 2012 Twisting and bending the rules - How Member States and Health DG SANCO change the rules to open the gates for banned pesticides

	12 March 2012 Joint Press Release The EU Commission’s health and consumers department caves in to farmers and industry lobby request to allow the spread of highly dangerous pest

	29 Februari 2012 Joint Press Release European Innovation Partnership: will agro-ecology be finally applied? Today the European Commission published a roadmap for European Innovation Partnerships (EIP) on “Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability”, as part of the EU 2020 Strategy.

	17 Februari 2012 EFSA’s attempt to embrace an industry proposal to greenwash chemicals ceased by Health DG SANCO

	23 Januari 2011 EFSA had no control over infiltration of toxics working group by industry network, documents reveal

	18 Januari 2012 Joint Press Release EU biocides law considered a “standstill” by NGOs The new EU biocides regulation adopted today by the European Parliament (1) sounds ambitious but represents a standstill for health and environmental protection, according to health and environment groups.

	19 December 2011 Network of industry agents uncovered in Food Authority EFSA A new PAN Europe report reveals that 10 out of 13 members of the EFSA working group on TTC (Threshold of Toxicological Concern, a method to decide on the health impacts of chemicals), have a conflict of interest.

	11 November 2011 European Innovation Partnership 'Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability': Where is the green spirit PAN Europe warns that this approach risks to be another step in the dead-end road to external input dependency and as a result unable to ensure long term food security.

	8 November 2011 EU food still heavily contaminated with dangerous cocktails of pesticides EFSA's 2009 report on pesticides residues in food shows.

	2nd November 2011 Massive use of dangerous soil fumigant Metam based on loophole construction PAN-Europe reports: Fifteen EU member states show no appetite for a transition to sustainable agriculture.

	12 October 2011 CAP reform: a pale and unhealthy shade of green The Common Agricultural Policy reform proposal is a step in the right direction but far too light a green to make the needed change to reduce external input dependency and to ensure long term food security.

	15 September 2011 Draft Common Agricultural Policy legislation proposals - green washing rather than real greening Leaked documents of the European Commission's plans to reform the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) reveal that measures to protect the environment and public health have been severely watered down.

	30 August 2011 Food Authority EFSA embraces industry proposal to stop safety testing of chemicals European food watchdog EFSA proposes to substitute the actual testing of chemicals with a fixed exposure figure.

	14 July 2011 SANCO proposal for pesticide test requirements protects industry – not EU citizens DG SANCO has made the tests more flexible and cheaper for industry and does not take account of scientific progress and fails to protect citizens.

	14 June 2011 NEW REVOLUTIONARY REGULATION ENTERS IN FORCE ………but will Europe abandon its bad old habits?

	25 May 2011 Joint Press Release Hostile raid of UK/Germany on EU endocrine disrupting criteria. PAN Europe urges the Commissioners to stick to the 'cut-off' regime\|.

	4 May 2011 Joint Press Release Re-assessment of harmful herbicide silently postponed in Europe PAN Europe and Greenpeace to European Court challenging Commission’s decision to ingore growing evidence on the harmful effects of glyphosate on health and the environment.

	1 April 2011 Joint Press Release European Food Safety Authority sued for lack of transparency over pesticides guidance ClientEarth and PAN Europe to European Court on refusal of EFSA to provide documents.

	1 March 2011 European Food Standards Agency chooses industry studies over independent science PAN Europe and ClientEarth disappointed about EFSA guidance favouring industry studies.

	26 Januari 2011 Joint Press Release France European backdoor champion on pesticides PAN-Europe presents new report "Meet (chemical) agriculture, The world of backdoors, derogations, sneaky pathwyas and loopholes".

	21 Januari 2011 Thank you, Mr. Dalli Health Commissioner Dalli gets a big THANK YOU from PAN-Europe for holding ground in the battle for the non-inclusion of the pesticide 1,3-Dichloropropene.

	20 December 2010 Joint Press Release Toxic Christmas gift: Council decides to keep hazardous biocides on market PAN Germany, PAN Europe, HEAL, HCWH Europe, FIW and PAN UK.

	15 December 2010 Joint Press Release More guidance for countries on EU pesticide legislation needed PAN Europe, HEAL.

	18 November 2010 The Common Agricultural Policy communication - a lost opportunity to show the real potential of Europe's agricultural sector..

	12 November 2010 Huge pressure on Health Commissioner Mr. Dalli to allow dumping of harmful chemical waste -used as a pesticide- in agriculture. PAN-Europe calls on Mr. Dalli to stick to a strict NO to 1,3-Dichloropropene.

	20 October 2010 EFSA undermining new pesticide Regulation on use of science. PAN-Europe will do a request for access to documents to find out what happened in EFSA.

	22 September 2010 Joint Press Release EP fails to protect consumers and the environment from biocides PAN Germany, PAN Europe, HEAL, HCWH Europe, WECF and EEB criticise the EP vote on the biocide regulation.

	21 June 2010 Toxic shock: European Parliament to expand harmful products in the home? 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.

	17 December 2009 What's for Christmas dinner? Food industry flouts EU pesticide limits As Christmas approaches, PAN Europe has asked if the fresh food on Europe's dining tables is safe.

	25 November 2009 Commission must reduce pesticides in Europe’s food “The European Commission has endangered public health for many years by failing to protect food supplies from excessive pesticide contamination.”

	21 October 2009 "Why so long?" EU pesticides laws finally signed Environmental campaigners have expressed qualified support for today’s official signing by the European Parliament of an historic set of laws on pesticides. But they also deplore what they regard as unjustifiable delays to the process.

	13 January 2009 Parliament clears final hurdle towards EU pesticide blacklist In one of the final legislative acts of the 2004-2009 Parliamentary session, soon to adjourn prior to elections in June, the European Parliament today confirmed its support for a new deal on EU pesticides legislation.

	24 November 2008 Pesticides in grapes: unsafe, illegal and unauthorised Largest ever supermarket survey reveals dangerous levels of pesticides in grapes; LIDL is Europe’s greenest supermarket.

	05 November 2008 Parliament reaches compromise on health and environment The Parliamentary Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) today voted on proposals for a Regulation and Framework Directive on the use and authorisation of pesticides.

	15 October 2008 Highest ever levels of pesticides in foods Fruits, vegetables and cereals sold throughout the European Union contain record levels of pesticides – according to an official report to be published later this month.

	28 August 2008 New standards on pesticides violate food safety From 1 September 2008, the maximum legal limits on the level of pesticides allowed in food items sold in the EU will dramatically increase. Dietary exposure to pesticides is set to rise while many residue limits will become unsafe for consumers.

	02 July 2008 UK government lobbies to keep hazardous pesticides on the menu The UK government participates in a media initiative aimed at attacking proposed European legislation that would remove the most hazardous pesticides from food produce grown in the EU. PAN Europe describes the move as 'an insult to common sense'.

	23 June 2008 Ministers approve pesticide blacklist Landmark in European health policy could see some of Europe's most hazardous pesticides removed from food products grown in the EU.

	19 May 2008 Commission comes out fighting for better EU pesticides legislation Despite heavy handed lobbying from the pesticides industry the European Commission insists that tougher laws are 'essential'

	26 March 2008 European wines systematically contaminated with pesticide residues An investigation led by PAN Europe uncovers large numbers of pesticide residues in bottles of wine on sale in the European Union.

	10 October 2007 Hazardous pesticides in the European Parliament Fruit samples purchased inside the European Parliament building contain illegally high levels of pesticide residues.


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