Letters
On the urgent need to adopt the EU Soil Monitoring Law
As we approach the final crucial step in the adoption of the Soil Monitoring Law, the European Parliament’s votes on the deal, 51 civil society organisations highlight the urgent need to adopt this law to finally enable EU Member States to address the crisis of soil degradation in Europe. With the Council’s approval of the deal on 29 September, we call on the European Parliament to act as a responsible co-legislator, and seal the deal.
Renewed request for urgent action and meeting - End Toxic Pesticide Trade Coalition
Dear Commissioner Roswall,
We, the undersigned organisations of the End Toxic Pesticide Trade Coalition, are writing to you once again to reiterate our call for the European Commission to fulfil its commitments and take decisive action to stop the production and exports of pesticides that are banned in the EU. In January this year, we wrote to you requesting a meeting and urging the Commission to act. Today, we want to share with you the new evidence underscoring the urgency for the EU to act.
New Report: Manufacturing Doubt: How Industry Downplays TFA’s Toxicity; Call for a TFA assessment independent from industry influence and a ban on PFAS pesticides
Dear Ms Bury,
I am writing to draw your attention to the report Manufacturing Doubt: How Industry Downplays TFA’s Toxicity, published on Monday, 29 September by Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe. The report reveals how major chemical companies have systematically cast doubt on the toxicity of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), delaying urgently needed protective measures against one of Europe’s most widespread PFAS in our environment.
New Report: Manufacturing Doubt: How Industry Downplays TFA’s Toxicity; Call for a TFA assessment independent from industry influence and a ban on PFAS pesticides
Dear members of the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (PAFF),
I am writing to draw your attention to the report Manufacturing Doubt: How Industry Downplays TFA’s Toxicity, published on Monday, 29 September by Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe. The report reveals how major chemical companies have systematically cast doubt on the toxicity of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), delaying urgently needed protective measures against one of Europe’s most widespread PFAS in our environment.
Placing Healthy, Affordable Diets at the Core of EU Cardiovascular Health Policy
Dear Commissioner Várhelyi,
We are writing to you ahead of World Heart Day on 29 September as a group of 20 organisations representing civil society, health associations, and medical professionals about the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan which you are currently developing.
EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF); 1-3 October; position of Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe
Dear Members of the SCoPAFF committee,
On 1 to 3 October, you are invited to the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to discuss and potentially adopt opinions on several European Commission proposals. Ahead of this meeting, we would like to share PAN Europe's position on key issues concerning human health and environmental protection from pesticides. We kindly request that you give these matters your careful attention.
Electronic registration of pesticides data should be implemented without delay
Dear Minister,
Urgent call to regulate TFA pollution in surface water and groundwater under the Water Framework Directive (WFD)
Dear Chair of the Environment Council,
Dear Ministers for Environment,
Dear Rapporteur,
We, the 30 undersigned organisations committed to protecting human health and the environment from pollution, call upon you to take responsibility for protecting Europe’s citizens and water resources from the growing threat of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). This highly mobile, persistent and toxic ‘forever chemical’ has become a widespread pollutant.
Urgent need for regulation of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in surface and groundwater
Dear Presidency, dear Permanent Representatives to the EU,
PAN Europe is writing to you ahead of the interinstitutional technical meeting on 15 September 2025, to urge the incorporation of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) into the “sum of 24 PFAS” Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) for surface water and groundwater, as explicitly recommended by the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER).
The EU weakens the rules that safeguard people and the environment
470 civil society, trade unions and public interest groups tell President von der Leyen, European Commissioners and EU Member States that our rights, planet, health and justice are not for sale.
