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Timișoara is a famous Romanian town. This is where the 1989 revolution started that ended the Ceauceșcu dictatorship. Recently, the town made headlines again, less favourable this time.

Is the Dutch pesticide authority CTGB allowed to disclose information on secret pesticide co-formulants to PAN Europe? That is the gist of the hearing taking place today in the Netherlands as a result of our Access to Document request.

During the Olympics, the world saw how the capital city of France still looked nice and clean. It was not overgrown by weeds in the 7 years the city has not used pesticides.

In a deeply concerning move, the European Commission plans to allow residues of three highly toxic pesticides in certain imported food. The substances are banned in the EU due to their severe health risk.

According to a recent EU communication, the use and risk of chemical pesticides decreased by 46% compared to 2015-2017. Miraculous, for it contradicts Eurostat's pesticide sales data which show no clear decrease in pesticide use.

The EU needs better protection of its water, but representatives of Member States don’t seem to understand. Water quality in the EU is protected by different laws, which are not currently respected.

Most conventional strawberries are not suitable for children. That is concluded by PAN Netherlands after testing 15 samples for pesticides. One to three different PFAS pesticides were present on 69% of the strawberries.

Spraying pesticides on crops from small planes or helicopters is explicitly prohibited by law.

PAN Europe recently revealed that PFAS pesticides residues are found in many fruits and vegetables.

"Every time the planes pass by, your eyes start burning and your arms itch. The smell is terrible, you often feel nauseous.