Commissioner Kyriakides reassures the EP that everything is being done to achieve the pesticide reduction goals.
26th January 2023
EP written question on pesticide use
26January
14th September 2021
EP written question on “plant health products”
14September
A priority question of 08.09.2021 from MEP Irène Tolleret (Renew) on plant health products was published on 14.09.2021.
27th April 2021
EP question pesticide statistics answered
27April
On 19.04.2021 Commissioner Kyriakides answered a written question from MEP Valter Flego on pesticides statistics.
27th April 2021
EP written question answered
Commsioner Kyrikaides answered a written question from MEP Flego on pesticides statistics.
11th February 2021
Answer to written questions EP
11February
The Commission answered on 09.02.2021 a written question on the use of pesticides in organic agriculture.
3rd February 2021
Commission proposal new Regulation on statistics agricultural inputs
03February
A Commission proposal for a Regulation of the Council and Parliament was published on 02.02.2021, on “Statistics on Agricultural Input and output”.
21st December 2020
EP written questions on pesticides
21December
On 21.12.2020 three written questions from MEPs were published.
27th October 2020
Multiannual programme of controls published
27October
A Commission Decision establishing a multiannual programme of controls was published in the Official Journal on 26.10.2020.
13th August 2020
EP Question on pesticide statistics
13August
On 13.08.2020 a written question from the European Parliament was published, regarding statics on pesticides.
4th August 2020
New pesticides statistics legislation planned
04August
Commissioner Wojciechowski mentioned in an answer to a written question from Parliament the planning of a new pesticides statistics legislation.
3rd July 2020
ANSES, France, identifies 32 substances for in-depth evaluation
03July
ANSES published (in french, or click for google-translated english version) the outcome of a national survey of pesticide substances in outdoor air.
14th May 2020
IUCLID for pesticides
14May
EFSA published on 13.05.2020 a report on the 3rd Technical Group meeting on IUCLID for Pesticides.
13th March 2020
French pesticide tax increased
13March
France issued an amendment to the law establishing a tax on pesticides.
29th February 2020
Pesticides in the EU general budget
29February
On 27.02.2020 the definitive adoption of the European Union’s general budget for the financial year 2020 was published in the Official Journal, containing two pesticide-related projects.
5th February 2020
European Court of Auditors: little progress on pesticide reduction
05February
The European Court of Auditors reports that there is little progress towards measuring and reducing risks from pesticides use in the EU.
22nd January 2020
ECA to audit the EU’s effectiveness in reducing pesticide use
22January
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has placed the reduction of pesticide use on its Work Programme for 2020 as a topic of high priority.
21st January 2020
Dutch publication of pesticides found in surface water
21January
The Dutch association of drinking water companies VEWIN published a list of pesticides found in surface water.
3rd December 2019
EP calls for more pesticide reduction to protect bees
03December
On 03.12.2019 the Environment Committee of the European Parliament approved a resolution highlighting the weaknesses of the EU Pollinator Initiative.
27th November 2019
New Citizen’s initiative: ban synthetic pesticides by 2035
27November
On 25.11.2019, a new European Citizen’s Initiative was launched by 90 organisations from 17 EU countries.
8th November 2019
German pesticide use in 2018 report
08November
On 08.11.2019 the German BVL released the annual report on pesticide sales.