Baking soda more dangerous than synthetic pesticides? EU decision-makers on the brink of endorsing...
As the Council opens negotiations today on 'Targets and Indicators' the European Citizens' Initiative 'Save Bees and Farmers' and the European organic movement warn...
EU fails to approve glyphosate renewal: chance for a ban in Europe
European Union governments have failed to reach a consensus regarding the proposal to extend the EU's license for the use of glyphosate for an...
Commission proposal on new genomic techniques is a step backward for biosafety, freedom of...
On 5 July, the European Commission published its proposal on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGTs). As the European organic movement, we...
Organic and NGTs: what coexistence means for us
Organic food and farming practices differ fundamentally from conventional ones because they rely on opposite environmental ethics. Despite their differences, both systems must find...
New patent granted on ‘super-broccoli’
The European Patent Office (EPO) has granted a patent to Seminis (Bayer/Monsanto) covering conventionally-bred broccoli varieties with an increased content of healthy compounds (glucosinulates)....
Protest on 50th anniversary of European Patent Office
No Patents on Seeds! will be holding a demonstration today on the 50th anniversary of the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich. No Patents...
«Action is needed now» – European Organic Congress 2023 round-up
The 17th edition of the European Organic Congress, organised by IFOAM Organics Europe and Ecovalia, ended with a great success of participation from 26...
OPTA Europe calls on EU legislators to stand firmly on the side of agroecology,...
On a position paper, OPTA Europe calls on EU legislators to stand firmly on the side of agroecology: "As the EU stands at a...
BASF patent on watermelons upheld: European Patent Office rejects No Patents on Seeds! opposition
The European Patent Office (EPO) has rejected an opposition filed against a BASF (Nunhems) patent on watermelons with bushy growth habit (EP2814316). No Patents...
Patents on plants continue to threaten breeding in Europe
As a recent research report by No patents on seeds! shows, there is no end to patents being granted on conventional breeding. This puts...
