On November 16, 2023 the European Union is set to vote on renewing the license for the authorized use of glyphosate within EU territory for the next 10 years. In many regions of the world glyphosate has now been...
Date: Monday, May 15, 2023 Hours: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Address: Flagey, Place Sainte-Croix, 1050 Brussels Access by tram and bus: lines 81, 38, 59, 60, 71, N09, N10 Source The founding members of Artemisia are happy to...
The GMO-Free Europe event took place on 17 November 2022 at the European Parliament, co-organised by Save Our Seeds and IFOAM Organics Europe and hosted by the Green Group / EFA in the European Parliament. We discussed the European...
Vice-President Jourová and Commissioner Kyriakides receive Bees ECI demands On Friday 25 November, representatives of the European Citizens Initiative Save Bees and Farmers delivered a clear message to Vice-President Jourová and Commissioner Kyriakides: we want an end to the...
The Nitrogen Problem in Agriculture: Reduce the use of chemical fertilisers, make the chemical industry pay for pollution instead of criminalising farmers who were trapped by in the chemical treadmill through industrial agriculture – By Dr Vandana Shiva The...
By Paige Bennet – EcoWatch, 23 June 2022 | Source The European Commission has proposed a new law that would cut pesticide use in half by 2030 and completely ban the use of these chemicals near schools, playgrounds and...
Slow Food International, 28 February 2022 | Source 70+ organizations make 10 demands to be urgently taken on board by the Commission for its new pesticide regulation Over 70 European organizations are sending a joint statement to European Commission...
OPEN LETTER To: Mr Denormandie, Minister of Agriculture, France Mr Tavernier, Director General of INSEE Mr Gentiloni, Commissioner for the Economy Mr Kokkalis, MEP rapporteur for the European Parliament Cc: Mr Timmermans, Vice President of the European Commission Mr...
IFOAM Organics Europe, 30 March 2021 | Source BRUSSELS, 30 MARCH 2021 – Today, a large coalition of 162 civil society, farmers and business organisations calls on Vice President of the Commission Timmermans to ensure all organisms derived from...
GM Watch, 29 march 2021 | Source Aim is to derail EU rules on GMOs These new revelations from Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) are crucially important to read and understand if we want to preserve our democracy and food...