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Marching for a pesticide-free Italy
On Sunday 19th of May, despite adverse weather conditions, hundreds of people across the Italian regions of Trentino, Veneto and Emilia Romagna joined peaceful protests in what now, in its third year running, is officially known as the Marcia Stop Pesticidi.
New developments on glyphosate
While soon in Europe we will be discussing again the renewal of the glyphosate, on the other side of the Atlantic, the second Roundup cancer trial in San Fransisco’s Federal court concluded that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide (the most popular glyphosate-based herbicide)
Bees continuously threatened
Bees are still under threat despite the EU ban on three highly bee-toxic neonicotinoids.
NGOs call on EU regulators to protect Europeans from endocrine disruptors
As PAN Europe, we’re very disappointed with the lack of commitment in the recent Commission’s communication “Towards a comprehensive European Union framework on endocrine
EU Member States continue putting bees at risk
Inspired by UN’s World Charter for Nature, the precautionary principle represents one of the cornerstones of EU’s environmental legislation[1].
Why are our EU regulators so reluctant to protect us from hormone disruptors?
Europeans were once again disappointed this month from the lack of commitment of European policy makers to phase out the use of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), set clear targets and increase the level of protection of citizens’ and environmental health.
Prosecco : A story of not a sparkling wine, but a local resistance against pesticides
Conegliano is a « a miracle of nature in the Veneto region of Italy located in the famous Prosecco area : both for the wine it produces, and for the splendid hilly countryside», as described in guide books.
Sugar Beet Industry vs Bees: High time for the EU to support low input, bee-friendly and healthy productions
PAN Europe's Reaction to International Confederation of European Beet Growers (CIBE)
What is next on EDCs?
The Commission has recently published a roadmap on an EU framework for endocrine disruptors (ED) and it's open for public consultation until the 19th of July.
Pesticide free towns are on the move! But are they sufficiently supported by the European regulators?
EU citizens are increasingly concerned about their health and well-being, and that of the natural environment. We have been witnessing massive dramatic decline in numbers of bees, birds and insects.