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Conference with the Hungarian EU Presidency: How to Reduce Pesticide Dependency in Europe
On September 17, 2024, Friends of the Earth Hungary in collaboration with PAN Europe, Hand Alliance, and Friends of the Earth Europe organised a conference titled “A Path Towards Resilient EU Agriculture - How to Reduce Pesticide Dependency” in Budapest, hosted by the O
Conference calls for better protection of citizens health and biodiversity against pesticides
During a recent conference in the European Parliament a variety of speakers displayed the ongoing health and environmental threats posed by pesticide use.
'Don’t worry, you will not be exposed to this very harmful pesticide'
The European Commission is using a dangerous concept to renew the authorisation of a very harmful pesticide that can damage the unborn child. For the very first time, it plans to use an exceptional clause of the Regulation called ‘negligible exposure’.
An end to aerial pesticide spraying of towns in Romania
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.
Pesticide industry objects to disclosing secret pesticide ingredients
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.
Let’s be like Paris: ban pesticides in towns
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.
EU Hypocrisy: allowing banned pesticides in imported food endangers all
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.
EU Commission spreads unscientific information about pesticide reduction
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 Member States’ attack on water protection
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.
PFAS and very toxic pesticides in 92% of Dutch conventional strawberries
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.
