Hosted by the NGOs PAN Europe and Pollinis, along with MEPs César Luena (S&D) and Sebastian Everding (The Left), this event will bring together scientists, policymakers, and stakeholders to address the urgent lack of protection for bees and other vital arthropods in the EU from the effects of pesticides.
Date: Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Time: 12:00 - 14:30 CET
Location: European Parliament and online
Language: English
Programme:
Opening remarks
- Host MEPs César Luena and Sebastian Everding
- Moderator - Karl Falkenberg, previous Director-General of DG ENVI (2009-2015)
- Introductory speaker - Dr. Alexandre Barraud, Research Manager at Pollinis
Section 1: State of play on the protection of bees in the EU
- How pesticides amplify other stressors on pollinators
Dr. Alexandre Barraud, Research Manager at Pollinis
- Pollination and pollinator health in agricultural landscapes
Prof. Mark J.F. Brown, Coordinator of the PoshBee research project
Dr. Jessica Knapp, Lead author of the PoshBee study
- The Bee Guidance Document Saga: 12 years later, still not implemented
Dr. Noa Simon Delso, Scientific Director & Project Manager, BeeLife
- Neonicotinoid - abuse of derogations in Romania
Speaker: Constantin Dobrescu, Vice-president of Romapis
- Q&A
Comfort / Coffee Break
Section 2: Protecting bugs, saving biodiversity!
- Arthropods and their services to agriculture and ecosystems
Prof. Dave Goulson, professor of Biology at the University of Sussex, specialising in bee ecology
- Ongoing activities at EFSA focused on protecting biodiversity
European Food Safety Authority, Mr. Tobin Robinson, Head of Risk Assessment Production Department
- Urgent need for a science-based and independent upgrade of the Guidance Document on non-target arthropods
Dr. Barbara Berardi, Senior Policy Officer on Biodiversity, PAN Europe
- Q&A
Panel discussion
- European Food Safety Authority, Mr. Tobin Robinson, Head of Risk Assessment Production Department
- Dr. Marie-Pierre Chauzat, ANSES, France
- Dr. Barbara Berardi, Senior Policy Officer on Biodiversity, PAN Europe
- Constantin Dobrescu, Vice-President of Romapis
Concluding remarks
- Martin Dermine, Executive Director of PAN Europe
- Moderator - Karl Falkenberg
RECORDING (available after the event)