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Parliament clears final hurdle 13 January 2009

BRUSSELS
The Parliament: EU parliament backs pesticide regulations (13 January)
Euractiv: Parliament seals pesticides deal amid opposition (13 January) - link to article in French
EU Observer: Toxic pesticides banned in Europe (13 January)
UNITED KINGDOM
BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today: Interview with Elliott Cannell, Coordinator, PAN Europe (17 January)
Nature: Europe set to crack down on pesticides (16 January)
BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today: Interview with Elliott Cannell, Coordinator, PAN Europe (14 January)
BBC TV 1: Interview with Elliott Cannell, Coordinator, PAN Europe (13 January)
BBC Radio 4 - PM News: Interview with Elliott Cannell, Coordinator, PAN Europe (13 January)
BBC Radio 4 - 6 o’clock News: Interview with Nick Mole, Policy Officer, PAN UK (13 January)
BBC online: Balance elusive in EU pesticide debate (12 January)
FRANCE
France 24: EU Parliament pushes for ban on toxic chemicals (13 January)
Le Monde: Le Parlement européen bannit 22 substances pesticides dangereuses (13 January)
Nouvel Obs: Les eurodéputés bannissent les pesticides les plus dangereux (13 January)
NETHERLANDS
De Volkskrant: Voorkomen is nog steeds beter dan genezen (24 January)
VARA - vroege Vogels: Interview with Hans Muilerman, Natuur en Milieu and PAN Europe board member (18 January)
LUXEMBOURG
Tageblatt: Les eurodéputés bannissent les pesticides les plus dangereux dans l'UE (13 January 2009)
CZECH REPUBLIC
Ceské Televize: EU zakáže nebezpečné pesticidy (13 January)
INTERNATIONAL
IHT: European Parliament passes pesticides bill (13 January)
Yahoo: European Parliament passes pesticides bill (13 January)
Guardian: European Parliament passes pesticides bill (13 January)

 
Pesticides in grapes: unsafe, illegal and unauthorised 24 November 2008

Radio Due (RAI, Channel 2) il Ruggito del Coniglio (27 November)
Le Parisien: Des pesticides dans les raisins (25 November)
L'Express: Des raisins bourrés de pesticides! (25 November)
Telenord la televisione della Liguria: Pesticidi (24 November)
Le Monde: Des résidus de pesticides interdits dans du raisin (24 November)

 
BBC Radio 4 – Farming Today: Elliott Cannell, Coordinator of PAN Europe and Jim Mclaren of NFU Scotland discuss the future of UK pesticides legislation (22 November)

 
Information: Stærk lobbyisme betyder flere pesticider (7 Novmember)

 
NFU warning over EU Regulation 1 November 2008

BBC Breakfast: Interview with Elliott Cannell, Coordinator, PAN Europe (1 November)

 
Highest ever levels of pesticides in foods 15 October 2008

Sunday Herald: Record level of pesticides on fruit and veg (26 October)
Farmers Weekly: Pesticide industry defends its record (21 October)
Európa Rádió: A report in “Svédasztal” (17 October)
RTBF TV: Interview with Valérie Xhonneux, Inter Environnement Wallonie (16 October)
RTL TV1: Interview with Valérie Xhonneux, Inter Environnement Wallonie (16 October)
Europe 1: De plus en plus de pesticides dans les fruits, légumes et céréales (16 October) Interview with François Veillerette, President of MDRGF
LCI: Alimentation: Toujours plus de pesticides dans nos fruits et légumes (16 October) Interview of Aurèle Clemencin, Campaigner at MDRGF
BBC Radio 4, Farming Today: Interview with Elliott Cannell, Coordinator, PAN Europe (16 October)
Politiken: Mere sprøjtegift i EU-grøntsager e (16 October)
Nagyvarad.ro: Európában mérgezhet az élelmiszer (16 October)
24 Ur.com: Rakotvorni pesticidi v hrani (16 October)
Žurnal24: Rim gori, senat pa razpravlja (16 October)
France Info: Les pesticides gagnent de plus en plus nos assiettes (15 October) Interview with François Veillerette, President of MDRGF
Agrarisch Dagblad: Groente, fruit en graan bevat meer residuen (15 October)

 
BBC Politics Show: Interview with Elliott Cannell (12 October)

 
New standards on pesticides violate food safety 28 August 2008

Slovak National Radio: 'New EU limits for pesticides' (18 September)
Interview with Daniel Lesinsky, CEPTA (PAN Europe board member)
Slovenian Press Agency: Nova pravila EU o ostankih pesticidov v hrani in krmi (1 September)
Liberation: Alerte aux pesticides dans les aliments (1 September)
Corriere della sera Radio: Interview with Francesco Ferrante, Legambiente (29 August)
TFI: Plus de pesticides dans nos aliments? (28 August)
Interview with Francois Veillerette, President of MDRGF (PAN Europe board member)
20minutes.fr: Des ONG inquiètes (28 August)
Interview with Francois Veillerette, President of MDRGF (PAN Europe board member)
Ózd Városi TV: Interview with Janos Pal, Levego Munkacsoport (28 August)
Tageblatt: Pesticides dans les aliments: des ONG tirent la sonnette d'alarme (28 August)

 
BBC South East: Interview with Elliott Cannell (14 August)

 
European Voice: Pointing the finger at pesticides (31 July)

 
UK government lobbies to keep hazardous pesticides on the menu 2 July 2008

The Economist: A balance of risk (4 July)
BBC Radio 4 - The Today Programme: EU rules could 'reduce UK crops' (3 July)
Dr Ian Denholm of Rothamsted Research Institute and Elliott Cannell from Pesticide Action Network debate the issue
BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today: Radio interview with Elliott Cannell, Coordinator of PAN Europe (2 July)
BBC Radio Humberside: Radio interview with Elliott Cannell, Coordinator of PAN Europe (2 July)

 
Ministers approve pesticide blacklist 23 May 2008

Chemistry World: EU pesticide threat (25 June)
BBC Radio 4: Radio interview with Elliott Cannell, Coordinator of PAN Europe (2 July)

 
Commission comes out fighting 19 May 2008

Euractiv: Pesticides: EU remains divided on substances

 
Eliminating the worst pesticide residues from the food chain 15 May 2008

BBC Radio 4: Radio interview with Elliott Cannell, Coordinator of PAN Europe

 
European wines systematically contaminated 26 March 2008

Sueddeutsche Zeitung: Verseuchte Tropfen
International Herald Tribune: NGO study: Pesticides found in EU wines
BBC Radio 4: Radio interview with Elliott Cannell, Coordinator of PAN Europe
Agora Vox: Televised interview with Francois Veillerette, Director of PAN Europe
La Press (Canada): Le Vin Contaminé par des Résidus de Pesticides
SABC: Radio interview with Elliott Cannell, Coordinator of PAN Europe
Daily Telegraph (Australia): EU wine contaminated with pesticides
Die Berger: Gifstowwe in SA wyn

 
PAN Europe condemns 'corporate cowboys' 5 February 2008


 
Hazardous Pesticides in the European Parliament 10 October 2007

Spiegel: Gift-Obst für EU-Parlamentarier
France 2: Televised interview with Grazia Cioci, a spokesperson for PAN Europe
Europe 1: Des pesticides dans les fruits européens
Die Presse: EU-Parlament entschärft Pestizid-Verbot (23 October)
Euractiv: Pesticides: groups raise pressure ahead of EP vote
Viva: 14 pesticides sur les fraises!
Que Chosir: Des fruits européens contaminés (12 October)



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