Letters
Publication of the EC proposal for the Soil Health Law to set the EU on an effective pathway towards healthy soils by 2050
Dear Executive Vice-President, dear Commissioner,
Call for a strong pesticide regulation and nature restoration law to protect people’s health, the environment and long-term food security
Dear members of the European Parliament's AGRI Committee,
Dear members of the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee,
Request for a meeting on New Genomic Techniques: Time to shift to evidence-based decision making for sustainable food systems and nature
Dear Executive Vice-President,
As Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal we, the undersigned 300+ organisations, call on you to intervene and prevent the far-reaching deregulation of new genomic techniques at the expense of nature and the climate, and of farmers’ and consumers’ rights. We note with great concern that arguments in favour of deregulating new genomic techniques (NGTs) are often put forward without relevant evidence by DG Sante, especially when it comes to sustainability claims.
Negative effects on biodiversity not taken into account (Part 2)
Dear Mr. Url,
On March 8, 2023 we wrote a letter to you asking to take into account indirect effects of pesticides. On May2, 2023 we received your reply that to our feeling fails to address our concerns and arguments.
Misleading information on the alternatives for candidates for substitution
Dear Ms. Health Commissioner Kyriakides,
Call for a swift ban of the active substance s-metolachlor
Dear Commissioner Kyriakides,
Request to suspend the approval’s discussions on the herbicide Asulam sodium until EFSA’s assessment protocol is aligned with regulation and science
Dear Commissioner Kyriakides,
We would like to ask you to employ your political leadership to ensure the Commission does not give in to current pressure to see approved a pesticide’s substance found harmful to human health (so-called “cut off substances”). As things stand, this approval would run against Regulation (EU) 1107/2009, Directive (EU) 2009/128, and the EU political commitments made in the context of the EU Green Deal.
Negative effects on biodiversity not taken into account (Part 1)
Dear Mr. Url,
With this letter we like to make you aware of new research[1] that demonstrates that pesticides are widely present in feed for dairy cows and that a number of these pesticides are transferred to manure.
Stop blocking the SUR and enter into constructive negotiations!
Dear Chairman of the AGRI Committee, Norbert Lins,
Letter of support for MEP Sarah Wiener’s draft report on the proposal for a regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products
Dear Members of the European Parliament,
We are writing on behalf of 69 organisations across Europe in view of the next ENVI Committee meeting on 2 March, when MEP Sarah Wiener will present the draft report on the European Commission proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products (SUR) and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115.
