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Two very toxic pesticides will be banned in Europe from 2024. EU Member States agreed on this in their meeting on March 23rd. They are both banned because of their high toxicity to human health and the environment.

One in four pesticide authorisations in Belgium are for products that are potentially carcinogenic, toxic for reproduction, harmful to infants or have endocrine-disrupting effects (hormone disruption).

Many people assume that herbicides, since they are designed to kill plants, are not toxic for bees. This, however, is far from the truth.

Today starts the annual Pesticide Action Week in France, Italy and Switzerland.

The French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES) proposes to ban the main uses of S-metolachlor herbicide. The substance and its breakdown products are highly toxic to water organisms.

A hot topic in pesticide use: how to protect citizens, water and nature from the spread of these toxic chemicals? If pesticides are allowed, what minimum buffer zone should be applied?

Environmental and nature organisations sue the Flemish government in court over its pesticide policy. According to them, not only nature should be better protected, but also schools and rest homes. The case started on February 6 before the Brussels court.

The European Commission is proposing to ban two fungicides and one insecticide due to their high toxicity to human health and the environment. This ban is good news for human health and the environment, but it took far too long.

The Bulgarian ministry has withdrawn the emergency authorisation for maize treated with imidacloprid. This great win for nature and biodiversity is the result of the recent judgement by the European Court of Justice.

We urge the European Commission and EU Member States to end all emergency pesticide derogations right now. This should be the result of a recent groundbreaking ruling by the European Court of Justice.