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Type of documents
 
Year
 
Topic
 
Official letters
05/03/2024
Water

Nature-based water resilience cannot wait

Open letter: Nature-based water resilience cannot wait Brussels, 5 March 2024 Dear European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, We…
09/03/2023
Climate change GMOs

Key issues for the Environment Council meeting on 16 March 2023 - Letter to Environment Minister

02/12/2021
Climate change

Joint letter on carbon farming in the "Restoring Sustainable Carbon Cycles" initiative

01/03/2021
Fairness & transparency

Two months left to transpose the EU Unfair Trading Practices Directive

23/11/2020
Climate change

December 2020 Climate Summit and COP 26 in November 2021 in Glasgow. Food and farming must play their part in meeting the Paris Climate targets

12/04/2018
Fairness & transparency

Unfair Trading Practices: New proposal is a step forward but promoting fairness in the whole chain remains a challenge

26/03/2018
Animal welfare Climate change

Less and better: A call for policy action on animal farming

16/05/2017
Climate change

Open letter: EU LULUCF rules will set a precedent

04/10/2016
Climate change

Open letter to environment ministers on the Effort Sharing and the LULUCF Regulations

13/05/2016
Climate change

Upcoming exchange of views in the Agriculture Council on climate and agriculture (May 17) with particular reference to the forthcoming Effort Sharing Decision and LULUCF proposals

22/04/2016
Climate change

Letter to ensure that the 2030 Effort Sharing Decision, the EU's largest climate instrument, is fit for purpose

22/02/2016
Climate change

Open letter by 76 public health, environmental, civil society, organic farming and animal welfare organisations on the opening of the trilogue negotiations on the National Emissions Ceilings Directive

16/10/2015
Climate change

Vote on the National Emissions Ceilings Directive (NEC) on 28 October

18/06/2015
Climate change

EU LULUCF consultation

22/05/2015
Fairness & transparency

Request to include the Land as a Resource Communication in the 2016 Work Programme of the European Commision

05/03/2015
Climate change

How to integrate LULUCF emissions in the next climate and energy package

24/02/2015
Fairness & transparency

Petition to the European Parliament 'Preserving and managing European farmland as our common wealth: A CSO Call for a sustainable and fair EU governance of farmland

17/06/2013
Climate change

EU biofuels policy comes at an unacceptably high economic, social and environmental cost – time to fix a failed policy

Press releases
23/09/2024
CAP EU Organic Awards EU Organic Day

EU Organic Awards recognise excellence, as Court report stresses need for long-term vision for organic & stronger CAP

BRUSSELS, 23 SEPTEMBER 2024 – Today, on EU Organic Day, Europe celebrates its organic sector and operators. Locally and nationally,…
19/07/2024
EU Organic Awards EU Organic Day

24 finalists highlight excellent examples of EU organic from field to fork

BRUSSELS, 19 JULY 2024 – Today the EU Commission revealed the finalists of the 2024 EU Organic Awards, the EU-wide…
18/07/2024
EU Green Deal Fairness & transparency Food systems

Welcome back, Ms von der Leyen. EU organic looks forward to continue transforming our rural areas & food systems

Re-election Ms von der Leyen as President of the EU Commission took place today, 18 July 2024, with 401 votes…
05/09/2023
Agroecology Food security TP Organics

Organic and agroecological farming are the best guarantee for long-term food security

Brussels, 5 September 2023 – At today’s high-level expert webinar “Safeguarding long-term food security“, TP Organics, the European Technology Platform…
18/07/2023
EU Organic Awards EU Organic Day

EU Organic Awards - Get to know this year's finalists

BRUSSELS, 18 JULY 2023 – Today, the finalists for the annual EU organic awards have been announced. 24 are shortlisted…
23/02/2023
Agroecology Plant health care

Scientific study shows synthetic pesticides significantly more dangerous than natural ones

13/02/2023
Agroecology Food policy Labelling

EU organic movement warns against greenwashing

BRUSSELS, 13 FEBRUARY 2023 – IFOAM Organics Europe warns against the misuse of claims, labels, or communication initiatives about food…
30/11/2022
Climate change

Commission proposal on the certification of carbon removals leaves crucial questions unanswered

20/07/2022
EU Organic Awards EU Organic Day

EU Organic Awards – Get to know the finalists

BRUSSELS, 20 JULY 2022 – Today, the finalists for the first annual EU organic awards have been announced. 24 are shortlisted…
27/04/2022
Climate change

European organic movement calls for a systemic approach to carbon farming recognising the multiple benefits of organic farming for climate and the environment

BRUSSELS, 27 APRIL 2022 – As carbon farming is a current priority on the EU agenda when it comes to…
25/03/2022
EU Organic Awards EU Organic Day

EU Organic Awards – Applications opened at high-level event

BRUSSELS, 25 MARCH 2022 – Today, Commissioner for agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski launched the applications for the first ever EU organic…
18/02/2022
EU Organic Awards EU Organic Day

European organic movement rejoices awards for organic

BRUSSELS, 18 FEBRUARY 2022 – Today, the European Commission, IFOAM Organics Europe, the European Economic and Social Committee, the European…
23/09/2021
EU Organic Day

Organic movement welcomes new EU Organic Day on 23 September

Today, the three EU institutions – European Parliament, Council of the European Union and European Commission – signed a Joint…
24/02/2021
Agroecology

Land policy is key to agroecological transition in F2F Strategy and CAP reform

09/12/2019
Agroecology Farm to Fork Food policy

Organic food and farming calls for agroecology to be at the heart of the Farm to Fork Strategy

24/09/2019
Fairness & transparency

Coalition statement on the IMCO vote on UTPs

16/04/2019
Agroecology Climate change

IFOAM EU welcomes the new IDDRI study on agroecology and carbon neutrality by 2050

15/04/2019
Fairness & transparency

Joint press release: Civil society launches a campaign calling on the next Members of the European Parliament to make Europe more sustainable and fair by 2024

10/04/2019
Fairness & transparency

Taxation can be a tool towards true cost accounting according to new study

12/03/2019
Fairness & transparency

Joint press release: An important step closer to a fairer food chain for everyone

15/02/2019
Knowledge for organic R&I policy

Sharing knowledge and tools for organic farming - Organic Farm Knowledge platform has new design and content

19/12/2018
Fairness & transparency

The organic food and farming movement welcomes the agreement on Unfair Trading Practices – A first step towards protecting the weakest actors in the food chain

07/09/2018
Fairness & transparency

Joint statement on UTPs ahead of SCA

06/09/2018
Fairness & transparency

The organic food and farming movement supports putting an end to unfair trading practices

31/08/2018
Climate change Knowledge for organic

Climate-friendly farming demonstrates benefits for farmers & environment - End of SOLMACC project

12/04/2018
Fairness & transparency

Key step taken to end human suffering in EU supermarket supply chains

12/04/2018
Fairness & transparency

Unfair Trading Practices: new proposal is a step forward but promoting fairness in the whole chain remains a challenge

26/04/2017
CAP Climate change

Agriculture should play its part to prevent climate change

22/01/2017
Knowledge for organic R&I policy

New project launched for organic pig and poultry farmers to find solutions for 100% use of organic and regional feed

11/01/2017
Knowledge for organic R&I policy

Internet of Things gets closer to your plate

03/10/2016
Knowledge for organic R&I policy

New platform for farmers to find organic solutions and exchange knowledge launched

20/07/2016
CAP Climate change

Effort Sharing Decision - Agriculture should play its part in emissions reduction, says organic farming

BRUSSELS, 20 July 2016 – The organic food and farming movement welcomes the Commission’s proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
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