Complaint to the European Ombudsman: EU Commission deceives citizens with flawed figures on pesticide...
Three NGOs, PAN Europe, IFOAM Organics Europe, and Global 2000, lodged a formal complaint before the European Ombudsman concerning the European Commission’s reliance on...
European Patent Office: Scandalous patent granted on tomatoes
Patent EP3911147 held by the Dutch company, Enza Zaden, claims genes conferring resistance to the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV). This virus poses...
Who is footing the pollution bill? OPTA Europe reaction to EFSA report on findings...
At the request of the European Commission, EFSA has issued a technical report on nonauthorized substances present in organic products. OPTA Europe welcomes the...
Fairness from Barn to Brussels: Organic movement’s push for fair prices and what the...
Fairness is not a buzzword in organic agriculture: it is one of its foundational principles. For IFOAM Organics Europe, fairness means building agri-food systems...
New declaration for organic production in the EU until 2030
A Swedish delegation has participated in the Organic Summit in Copenhagen – a major food conference organized by Denmark as part of the country's...
The Anabio-Cia assembly turns the spotlight on agricultural bioprotection. Appeal to the Regions signed
The Anabio-Cia national assembly provided an opportunity to launch the debate 'New Frontiers in Bioprotection in Agriculture: state of the art and prospects for...
Beyond targets, driving pesticides reduction through market-based instruments
Since the rejection of the Sustainable Use of Pesticide Regulation (SUR) by the European Parliament in 2023, no new attempt to introduce a legally...
CAP proposal: IFOAM Organics Europe criticises a huge step backwards for sustainability
IFOAM Organics Europe criticises a CAP proposal that ringfences budget only for income support in the form of area-based payments and leaves it up...
Patent on bush-type watermelon plants is upheld
Today, the Technical Board of Appeal at the European Patent Office (EPO) rejected an opposition against a patent (EP2814316) held by BASF (Nunhems). The...
Organics Europe welcomes MEPs’ recognition of organic farming as a key innovative technique for...
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes the positive recognition of organic farming during the vote on the own-initiative report of the European Parliament on the future...
