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 Wojciechowski, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Mrs Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
Mrs Pompili, Minister for the Ecological Transition, France Mr Véran, Minister for Solidarity and Health, France
On 25 February 2022
Subject: The reform of agriculture statistics (File 2021/0020 COD)
On behalf of 79 organisations across Europe, including environmental and health associations, beekeepers associations, trade unions, the organisers of the European Citizens’ Initiative “Save Bees and Farmers”, the European umbrella organisation for organic food and farming, and the European association of drinking water and waste water services, we are writing to voice our concerns regarding the ongoing EU reform of agriculture statistics. Specifically, we are concerned about the limited availability of data on the use of plant protection products and other toxic chemicals in agriculture.