(Brussels, 27th September) Members of the European Parliament and European mayors who have gathered today at the European Parliament for a roundtable to discuss European policies, local strategies and future perspectives for pesticide free towns have signed a joint declaration calling on the European Institutions for a total ban on non-agricultural uses of pesticide.

Parliamentary report:  A milestone in the fight against the use of toxic pesticides in Europe

As discussions about a European Commission proposal on the transparency of EU food safety data are underway in both the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, organisers of the #StopGlyphosate European Citizens’ Initiative today warned that to live up to its promising objectives, the proposal must be amended. 

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Toxic mixtures of pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables keep on flooding EU markets; 68% of the table grapes and 65% of the strawberries contain more than one pesticide.

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26 July 2018

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Health, environment and civil society groups join Brussels region in legal challenge over glyphosate renewal

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The collapse of the Endocrine Disruptors’ policy: Commission’s ultimate gift to the pesticide industry

DG Sante determined to ban 4 hazardous pesticides despite Member States’ opposition

Yesterday, EU Member States were asked for the second time to vote on the ban of malathion, diquat, thiram and pymetrozine in an appeal committee. The European Commission was obliged to have this second round of votes as too many Member States were opposing a ban on these highly toxic substances despite the negative opinions provided by the European Food Safety Authority. A second ‘no-opinion’ vote was obtained.

NEW REPORT : Alternatives to Glyphosate

Working with nature and “many little hammers”

PAN Europe today has published an updated edition of its report on alternative to glyphosate as a contribution to the ongoing discussions among some Member States, led by France, on phasing out glyphosate and promoting alternatives.

This year’s Bee Week in the European Parliament has been the occasion for the agroindustry to make sure the real solutions needed to support the beekeeping sector have not been discussed.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has today published a number of reports looking at whether the granting of ‘emergency’ use derogations for neonicotinoids by some EU Member States to their farmers in 2017 was justified. The reports have been published in the run up to Bee Week, an event co-organised by EFSA aimed at designing a better future for bees and pollinators.