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Hosted by the NGOs PAN Europe, BeeLife (tbc) 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, Brussels
Language: English
Programme:
12:00 - 12:15 Opening remarks:
- Host MEPs César Luena and Sebastian Everding
- Moderator (tbc)
- Pollinis representative
Section 1: State of play on the protection of bees in the EU
- Why is pollination so important? - Scientist/professor (tbc)
- The Bee Guidance Document Saga: 12 years later, still not implemented! - BeeLife representative
- Neonicotinoid - abuse of derogations in Romania - Constantin Dobrescu (Romapis Vice-president)
- Q&A
Comfort / coffee Break
Section 2: Arthropods must be protected
- Arthropods and their services to agriculture and ecosystems - Dave Goulson
- German Environment Agency’s (UBA) perspective on the protection of arthropods in the EU / the guidance document on NTA - UBA representative (tbc)
- Urgent need for a science-based and independent upgrade of the Guidance Document on non-target arthropods - PAN Europe representative
- Q&A
Panel discussion
- DG SANTE statement – tbc
- German Environment Agency representative tbc
- PAN Europe representative
- Romanian Beekeepers Association, Constantin Dobrescu
Concluding remarks
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