Hosted by Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) and MEP Christoph Clergeau
Where: European Parliament (Room 7C50) and Online
When: 25 September 2024, 14:00-17:00 CET
Language: English
Preliminary Program:
1:40 - 1:55: In Person Registration
14:00 - 14:20: Introduction
- Opening statement by MEPs: Mr Christoph Clergeau, Mr Martin Hojsík, Ms Manuela Ripa and Ms Marie Toussaint
- Welcome by Dr Martin Dermine, PAN Europe
14:20 - 15:20: Panel 1 - Health Impacts of Pesticides
- Dr Bas Bloem, NWO - Pesticides and Parkinson's disease, the silent epidemics
- Dr Marieta Fernandez, University of Granada - Long-term health effects of pesticides on citizens from rural areas
- Suzanne Astic, CRIN - Upholding children's rights against exposure to pesticides
- François Veillerette, Générations Futures - Underestimated bystanders/farmers' exposure to pesticides when spraying
15:20 - 15:35 Coffee Break
15:35 - 15:55: Panel 2 - Water Quality and PFAS Pesticides
- Dr Helmut Burtscher-Schaden, Global 2000 - How PFAS pesticides jeopardise the future of European water supply
- Sara Johansson, EEB - Legislative flaws related to PFAS pesticides
16:00 - 16:45: Roundtable
- Dr Bas Bloem, NWO - Pesticides and Parkinson's disease, the silent epidemics
- Enrico Somaglia, EFFAT - Agricultural workers' exposure to (PFAS) pesticides
- François Veillerette, Générations Futures - PFAS pesticides and neurotoxicity
- EFSA Representative - Neurotoxicity and regulatory perspectives
- Eric Thévenard, DG Santé
16:45 - 17:00: Closing Remarks
- Dr Angeliki Lysimachou, PAN Europe
- Mr Christoph Clergeau, Mr Martin Hojsík, Ms Manuela Ripa and Ms Marie Toussaint
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