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Latest from Brussels

‘Pollinator friendly farming is possible’

April 11, 2013 ARC

Key messages from conference held in European Parliament on alternatives to pesticides […]

Latest from EU Member States

UK condemnation of DEFRA neonicotinoid inaction

April 10, 2013 Peter Crosskey

Civil society reaction to ongoing debate on ban of pesticides harmful to bees […]

Latest from EU Member States

UK farmers’ union digs in to defend neonicotinoids

April 3, 2013 Peter Crosskey

UK Government study flies in the face of peer-reviewed scientific findings […]

Latest from Brussels

No majority vote for ban on bee-harming pesticides

March 15, 2013 ARC

UK and Germany not in favour of temporary ban, despite strong evidence on disastrous impact […]

Latest from Brussels

Death Knell for neonicotinoid pesticides?

February 20, 2013 Oliver Moore

Plight of bees finally being taken seriously by European authorities? […]

Latest from EU Member States

Berlin draws attention to plight of Europe’s bees

January 16, 2013 ARC

Civil society pressure builds on Agriculture Minister Aigner ahead of Saturday’s demonstration […]

Latest from EU Member States

Pesticides in Italian food

December 10, 2012 ARC

Concerns for multi-residue […]

Recent updates

EU funding gone bananas

October 26, 2012 Peter Crosskey

BananaLink demands answers […]

Latest from EU Member States

Denmark to introduce ban on potentially harmful pesticides

October 1, 2012 ARC

Responsibility shift: Pesticides producers to prove that their pesticides are harmless […]

Main stories

Two convicted of poisoning population with pesticides

August 24, 2012 ARC

Landmark court case in Agentina for campaigners fighting against spraying of pesticides on soya. […]

Latest from EU Member States

Illegal pesticides and fertilizers discovered in Denmark

July 3, 2012 ARC

Illegal imports compromise government’s attempts to improve the environment through better regulation […]

Latest from EU Member States

Thousands of fish die in UK following pesticide spill

June 28, 2012 Peter Crosskey

One of the biggest chemical spills into a watercourse in Essex in the last 15 years […]

Latest from EU Member States

”Action plan” to improve organic production in Denmark

June 26, 2012 ARC

Ambitious targets set to put country at forefront of organic production and consumption […]

Latest from Brussels

EFSA opinion leaves little hope for a plan bee

May 30, 2012 Peter Crosskey

‘Plant protection products’ seen as essential, even though they are as likely to kill pollinators as pests […]

Latest from EU Member States

French pesticide decree sets a precedent

May 22, 2012 Peter Crosskey

Parkinson’s Disease recognised as an occupational illness for agriculture in France […]

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