Letters
Keep DG SANTE’s lead for EU pesticide regulation
Dear President of the European Commission, dear Ursula von der Leyen,
Dear Secretary-General of the European Commission, dear Ilze Juhansone,
Information from the press indicates that the European Commission is considering moving the competency over pesticide files and responsibilities from DG SANTE to another DG. We, the undersigned organisations working to protect citizens and biodiversity from the harmful effects of pesticides, would like to express our serious concern regarding these media reports.
EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed; 10-11 July - position of Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe
Dear members of the PAFF committee,
On 10 and 11 July, you are invited to the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to discuss and/or adopt opinions on several proposals of the European Commission. In advance of this meeting, please find below PAN Europe's position on certain issues that relate to the protection of human health and the environment, for which we kindly request your particular attention.
Request to oppose the European Commission's proposal to renew captan and 8-hydroxyquinoline, considering the risks for humans and the environment
Dear members of the PAFF committee,
Request to swiftly complete the peer review of flufenacet based on its endocrine-disrupting properties
Dear Mr. Bernhard Url,
PAN Europe is writing to you to urge EFSA to support the identification of flufenacet as an endocrine-disrupting (ED) substance and complete its peer review. This swift action is required to comply with the hazard-based approach of the EU Pesticide Regulation (1107/2009) and ensure a high level of protection for EU citizens, wildlife and our water resources from flufenacet.
Urgent call to Member States - Oppose the unlawful renewal of glyphosate-based herbicides’ national authorisations
Dear Minister,
Strengthening the “Draft Strategic Agenda 2024-2029" - A Call from the ECI "Save Bees and Farmers!"
Dear President Michel, dear permanent representations,
On behalf of the European Citizens' Initiative "Save Bees and Farmers!", we are writing to express our support for a robust "Strategic Agenda 2024-2029” that successfully addresses key issues that relate to universal human rights, including that to food, health as well as to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. With this letter we would like to bring to your attention some key issues to further strengthen the current draft.
Future Common Agricultural Policy
Dear Ministers,
In light of current discussions within the AGRIFISH Council on the future of Agriculture in Europe, we write to you to share our views on the needed transformation to resilient, nature-inclusive and sustainable agricultural systems. Within the framework of the consultation on the Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU Agriculture, we have also submitted our contribution in April 2024.
PAN Europe’s reply to your letter of 22 April 2024 and raises further concerns about PFAS pesticides & their persistent metabolite trifluoroacetic acid (TFA)
Dear Mr Thévenard,
Support the EU Nature Restoration Law, for a healthy, thriving future for ecosystems and citizens
Dear Prime Minister Tusk,
We hope this finds you well. We write to you to ask you to approve the EU Nature Restoration Law at the Environmental Council meeting on 17th of June.
European Commission proposal to update priority substances for surface and groundwater
Dear Water Directors,
