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Type of documents
 
Year
 
Topic
 
Official letters
09/10/2023
CAP Plant health care

Don't delete article 43 - CAP funding for effective pesticide reductions

Public funds need to be used to support farmers in taking the measures needed to effectively reduce pesticides, protect health…
21/10/2019
CAP

Joint open letter to Members of the European Parliament calling for a more ambitious CAP

29/05/2019
Organic regulations Seeds

Common letter to the European Commission on the Organic Regulation 2018/848 and the upcoming Delegated Act on "Organic Heterogeneous Materials"

15/04/2019
CAP

Open letter to the Council Permanent Representations on the recommendations of the organic farming sector concerning the CAP’s future Green Architecture ahead of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting

25/03/2019
CAP

Open letter to Members of the European Parliament’s AGRI Committee on supporting organic farming in the CAP vote on the 2nd of April 2019

26/04/2016
Seeds

Vote on the McIntyre report in COMAGRI

03/02/2016
Seeds

Stop patents on conventionally bred seeds, plants and animals

17/12/2015
Seeds

EP Resolution on Patents and Plant Breeders Rights

16/07/2015
Seeds

Call for an ambitious reform of the EU seed and Plant Reproductive Material (PRM) marketing law

29/01/2015
Biodiversity CAP

Implementation of Ecological Focus Areas and impacts on biodiversity

01/09/2011
CAP

RE: Inter-Service Consultation on CAP reform: concerns that greening of the CAP is being jeopardised and losing environmental focus

22/06/2011
CAP

On financial perspectives 2014-2020, future of rural development programmes

15/10/2010
Animal welfare

On draft Commission report on cloning of animals for food

15/03/2010
Animal welfare

On key amendments of the Marit Paulsen report on evaluation and assessment of the Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006‐2010 (COM(2006)0013 – 009/2202(INI))

Organic infographics and videos
Press releases
22/11/2023
25% organic target Farm to Fork Plant health care

Sprouting discontent: organic movement regrets European Parliament's failure to pesticides reduction

BRUSSELS, 22 NOVEMBER 2023 – IFOAM Organics Europe regrets the European Parliament’s inability to agree on a pesticides reduction regulation. …
24/10/2023
25% organic target Farm to Fork Plant health care

IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes progress on pesticides reduction negotiations

BRUSSELS, 24 OCTOBER 2023 – IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes today’s vote of the European Parliament Environment Committee on the Sustainable…
05/10/2023
Farm to Fork GMOs Knowledge for organic Seeds

Six-fold increase in organic seeds needed in the next ten years in Europe - 2nd European Organic Seed Policy Conference shows pathways to make organic seeds a reality

The Spanish Presidency of the European Union put a spotlight on rural areas and agricultural resilience during a High-level Rural…
16/10/2019
About us CAP

Organic movement at the helm of two Civil Dialogue Groups

01/10/2019
Seeds

EU Parliament, national governments and civil society organizations against patents on plants and animals

Handover of 25,000 statements to the European Patent Office. 1 October 2019 is the last day for filing statements at…
02/04/2019
CAP

The organic movement calls for a more ambitious CAP reform

19/03/2019
CAP

Organic farmers call for a well-funded and more ambitious CAP

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

30/01/2019
CAP

Eco-schemes in the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) can maximise environmental and climate benefits

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

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

06/09/2016
CAP

CORK 2.0 Declaration: Strong political commitment on public goods payments needed to turn words into reality

20/07/2016
Seeds

No Patents on Seeds: Animals are not an invention of the feed industry!

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…
15/07/2016
CAP

CAP not delivering public goods promised

17/05/2016
Seeds

Organic farmers urge Commission to ban patents on seeds

20/01/2016
Seeds

European Patent office revokes Monsanto Patent on Melons

17/12/2015
Biodiversity CAP

Council conclusions on EU Biodiversity Strategy need to follow with targeted actions and investment

14/10/2015
R&I policy

New Horizon 2020 Work Programme: a first step but more ambition needed

20/12/2011
Biodiversity CAP

Biodiversity objectives must be part of a reformed CAP

Position papers
07/12/2023
Animal welfare

IFOAM Organics Europe’s position paper on animal welfare practices and labelling

Explore our latest position paper outlining the status quo of organic farming’s view on animal welfare and current challenges in…
13/02/2023
Agroecology Food systems Labelling

Position Paper - Organic & Regenerative Agriculture

29/05/2019
GMOs Seeds

Plant Reproductive Material in the new Organic Regulation (EU) 2018/848

10/12/2015
GMOs Seeds

New Plant Breeding Techniques

19/09/2011
Soil

The EU Soil Directive – building the foundations for a quagmire or healthy humus?

 
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