On 07.07.2022 PAN Europe published a press release about legal action against the systematic extension of approvals by the Commission.
8th July 2022
PAN Europe legal action against approval extensions
08July
17th June 2022
Spanish strawberry farmers demand emergency authorisations
17June
Freshuelva, the association for strawberry growers in the Spanish region Huelva, demands that the Ministry of Agriculture grants emergency authorisations to help them to safeguard their crops.
9th June 2022
PAN Europe calls for new Risk Indicator
09June
PAN Europe issued a press release calling upon the Commission to develop a new Risk Indicator.
6th February 2022
Draft Sustainable Use Regulation leaked
06February
PAN Europe published a press release on 04.02.2022, condemning the (leaked) draft Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation
10th February 2021
PAN Europe open letter to Commission on Bee Guidance
10February
On 10.02.2021 PAN Europe published an open letter to Commissioners Kyriakides and Timmermans, expressing concerns regarding the developments on the Bee Guidance Document.
16th December 2020
DG SANTE updates webpage on “Application and report”
16December
On 15.12.2020 the webpage “Application and report” under “Approval of active substances” was updated to reflect the situation after 27.03.2021.
14th December 2020
Ctgb announces restriction to applications
14December
Dutch competent authority Ctgb announces on 14.12.2020 a restriction to the acceptance of new applications
9th December 2020
EFSA reviews neonic emergency authorisations
09December
EFSA published a press release on a review it will be conducting, at the request of the Commission, on the emergency authorisations granted by 10 Member States, for the use of neonics in sugar beets...
2nd October 2020
Bee Guidance: EP ENVI Committee vs. Commission & EFSA
02October
On 01.10.2020 the ENVI Committee of the European Parliament was updated by the Commission and EFSA on the development of the new Bee Guidance Document.
19th September 2020
Greenpeace publication on export of banned pesticides
19September
Greenpeace published the results of an investigation in the export of banned pesticide substances.
19th September 2020
Client Earth on Endocrine Disruptors
Environmental Organisation Client Earth published a report on endocrine disrupting chemicals.
16th July 2020
ECA criticises Commission’s efforts to protect pollinators
16July
On 09.07.2020 the European Court of Auditors published a report on EU action to revert the decline of pollinators.
23rd April 2020
PAN publishes “Academic Paper”
23April
On 21.04.2020 PAN Europe published a press release on a “New academic paper”, which condemns the pesticide risk assessment practices in Europe.
21st April 2020
Dutch Ctgb calls for EU policy on COVID-19 delays
21April
The Dutch Competent Authority Ctgb calls for a harmonised European approach on handling delays caused by the Corona epidemic.
1st April 2020
EFSA corona measures: acceptance of electronic submissions
01April
EFSA announced on Wednesday 01 April 2020 that it will accept e-submissions for applications for regulated products.
19th March 2020
HEAL targets 3 fungicides in France
19March
On 06.03.2020 HEAL sent an open letter to the French Minister of Agriculture, and to the Director of ANSES, demanding action with regard to the approvals of 3 fungicide substances.
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.
16th January 2020
EFSA Webpage on Transparency Regulation implementation
16January
On 15.01.2020 EFSA opened a dedicated webpage on the implementation of the Transparency Regulation.
13th January 2020
Commission: thiacloprid non-renewal finalised
13January
On 13.01.2020 Commissioner Kyriakides announced that the non-renewal of thiacloprid was adopted by the Commission.
8th January 2020
PAN open letter to Commission on Green Deal
08January
Pan published an open letter to Commissioner Timmermans on the Green Deal, sent on 19.12.2019.