pesticides

Europe News

EU moves to fast-track biopesticide access, cutting approval times

New rules from Brussels aim to streamline biopesticide and biocontrol approvals, addressing the outdated process and helping Europe stay competitive in the global market.

21/02/2025

Europe News

Pesticide cuts are off the table, says EU Agriculture Commissioner

The EU executive will not put a contentious plan to slash pesticide use back on the table, agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen told Euronews, closing a key chapter of the Green Deal.

20/02/2025

Europe in Motion

Olive oil, milk and cereals: How did food prices fluctuate in 2024?

After food prices soared in 2021 and 2022, over five essential food products saw price drops in 2024, including milk and cereals.

27/12/2024

Green News

Not a single pesticide blocked in 22 years to save insects

Governments are still using guidelines ghost-written by the chemical industry despite their devastating effect on ecosystems.

26/11/2024

Green News

Steam-treated seeds are bringing chemical-free farming to Sweden

Following success in Sweden and Norway, the creator of ThermoSeed now aims to take over Asia.

04/09/2024

Europe News

Report finds 'alarming' levels of European groundwater contamination

Samples have revealed high levels of Trifluoroacetic acid in ten European countries' water supplies.

30/05/2024

Nature

Euroviews. Europe has to set aside the pesticides row and turn toward solutions

The stakes are too high, the issues too intricate, and the world too dependent on us taking the right actions for us to work in silos, or isolation — or worse, for us to stand divided, Olivier de Matos writes.

29/04/2024

Nutrition

Excess pesticide residues fourfold higher in imported food, agency finds

There is a low risk to consumer health from exposure to pesticide residues in food but imports from third countries need to be monitored since they are four times more likely to exceed recommended levels, according to the latest findings of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

24/04/2024

Climate

Climate hazards pose risk for 70% of the world’s workers, report warns

Numerous health conditions from cancer to pesticide poisoning have been linked to climate change.

22/04/2024

Nature

What’s behind Spain’s ‘mutant’ cockroach infestations?

Rising temperatures across Spain are thought to be responsible for growing numbers of insecticide-resistant Germanic cockroaches.

18/04/2024

Europe News

Euroviews. We mustn’t repeat the tragedy of asbestos when it comes to pesticides

We need to ban all synthetic pesticides and implement agroecological practices that boost health and nature as quickly as possible. What is the EU waiting for, Agnieszka Basińska, Francis Balay and Xavier Brenez write.

09/04/2024

Living

Organic farms increase pesticide use in nearby fields, study suggests

Are organic farms ‘pest hot spots’? Study investigates rise in pesticide use in neighbouring fields.

01/04/2024

Green News

Half of Denmark's water supplies contaminated with toxins – new report

An investigation commissioned by several Danish regional councils says the situation is critical and threatens the country's transition to a green economy.

29/02/2024

Green News

Fruit and veg increasingly tainted by 'forever-chemicals', NGO warns

Analysis conducted by Pesticide Action Network Europe revives debate on PFAS ban covering active substances in pesticides.

27/02/2024

Green News

Why the world parliament for the environment is meeting in Kenya

Every two years, all 193 UN Member States come together to address critical environmental issues facing the planet.

26/02/2024

Green News

Governments caught off guard by von der Leyen’s U-turn on pesticides

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's decision to withdraw a proposal that would have forced farmers to drastically reduce their reliance on chemical pesticides marks an abrupt end to Belgium's attempt to recast the legislation as a tool to promote greener alternatives.

06/02/2024

Green News

Commission open to revisit glyphosate decision pending research

Upcoming scientific evidence could reverse EU executive’s decision.

05/02/2024

Green News

Climate groups back French farmers’ ‘legitimate’ anger

More than 50 environmental groups have issued a joint statement saying they have always been allies to farmers

30/01/2024

Green News

Commission glyphosate decision unlawful, claims NGO group

Environmental groups say EU executive’s renewal decision is at odds with the latest scientific evidence.

25/01/2024

Europe News

Euroviews. The science is clear — the EU should not reauthorise glyphosate

The European Commission’s reckless willingness to approve glyphosate for another decade of use in the EU should be reconsidered as soon as possible for the sake of the protection of future generations, Natacha Cingotti writes.

20/11/2023