Hosted by Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe), MEP Marie Toussaint and MEP Christoph Clergeau
Where: European Parliament (Room 7C50) and Online
When: 25 September 2024, 14:00-17:00 CET
Language: English
Programme:
1:30 - 1:55: In Person Registration
Moderator: Dr Martin Dermine
14:00 - 14:20: Introduction
- Opening statement by MEPs: Mr Christoph Clergeau and Ms Marie Toussaint
- Welcome by Dr Martin Dermine, PAN Europe
14:20 - 15:20: Panel 1 - Health Impacts of Pesticides
- Dr Paul Scheepers, Radboud University - Exposure to pesticides - results from the SPRINT project
- 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 exposure to pesticides when spraying
15:20 - 15:35 Coffee Break
15:35 - 15:55: Panel 2 - Water Quality and PFAS Pesticides
- Sara Johansson, EEB - Legislative flaws related to PFAS pesticides
- Dr Helmut Burtscher-Schaden, Global 2000 - How PFAS pesticides jeopardise the future of European water supply
16:00 - 16:45: Roundtable
Moderator: Natasha Foote
- Dr Manuela Tiramani, EFSA Representative - Neurotoxicity and regulatory perspectives
- Mathieu Ben Braham, Générations Futures - PFAS pesticides and neurotoxicity
- Enrico Somaglia, EFFAT - Agricultural workers' exposure to (PFAS) pesticides
16:45 - 17:00: Closing Remarks
- Dr Angeliki Lysimachou, PAN Europe
- MEPs
