IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes Strategic Dialogue on the Future of Agriculture
On the occasion of the launch of the strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture, IFOAM Organics Europe expresses its support for this initiative....
Vote on NGTs: A rushed outcome jeopardizing biosafety and freedom of choice
Today, the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI Committee) voted on the legislative proposal on so-called "New Genomic Techniques" (NGTs) but...
Green claims: IFOAM Organics Europe highlights product environmental footprint method’s shortcomings for agri-food
As compromise amendment negotiations on the Green Claims Directive proposal are taking place within the European Parliament, the organic movement warns MEPs of negative...
Aurora Abad: «OPTA Europe strongly supports the efforts to fight greenwashing»
Aurora Abad is the Secretary General of the Organic Processing and Trade Association (OPTA). She has been living in Brussels for 20 years working...
No Patents on Seeds!: «Let’s protect the future of European plant breeding together»
In recent years, there has been a concerning surge in patents on traditionally bred plants across Europe, raising alarms about potential threats to the...
ANSES: «There is ‘no scientific basis’ for Commission’s proposal to remove regulatory safeguards from...
The French food safety agency ANSES has strongly criticized the European Commission's proposal regarding the definition of a new class of genetically modified (GM)...
Patents on new genomique techniques threaten access to seeds
The past decade has seen a growing number of patent applications filed for conventionally-bred plants, including broccoli, tomatoes, melons, spinach, lettuce, maize, wheat and...
Policymakers should respect the organic movement’s choice not to use NGTs
Speaking at an online press conference this morning, Jan Plagge, President of IFOAM Organics Europe, called on Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and...
Sprouting discontent: Organic movement regrets European Parliament’s failure to pesticides reduction
IFOAM Organics Europe regrets the European Parliament’s inability to agree on a pesticides reduction regulation. "The European Parliament’s watering down and rejection of the pesticides...
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes progress on pesticides reduction negotiations
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes today's vote of the European Parliament Environment Committee on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation proposal (SUR) but warns that...
