In this section you can find all our resources organised by type, topic and sorted chronologically. Click on the kind of resources you’re searching for and browse our latest publications!
Library
Official letters
![CAP Simplification Rules – we were consulted but not heard](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/JointLetter-420x540.png)
10/04/2024
CAP
CAP Simplification Rules – we were consulted but not heard
Brussels, 10 April 2024 Dear European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen,European Coordination Via Campesina and IFOAM Organics Europe both…
![Nature-based water resilience cannot wait](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/JointLetter-420x540.png)
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…
![The EU must make pesticide reduction a reality](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/JointLetter-420x540.png)
The EU must make pesticide reduction a reality
We, the undersigned 125 organisations, condemn the failure of the European Parliament, Council and Commission to deliver on a crucial…
![Special Edition Newsletter - Spanish](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2023/02/Special-newsletter-420x540.png)
09/02/2024
About us
Special Edition Newsletter - Spanish
![Special Edition Newsletter - German](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2023/02/Special-newsletter-420x540.png)
09/02/2024
About us
Special Edition Newsletter - German
![Special Edition Newsletter - French](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2023/02/Special-newsletter-420x540.png)
09/02/2024
About us
Special Edition Newsletter - French
![Special Edition Newsletter - Hungarian](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2023/02/Special-newsletter-420x540.png)
09/02/2024
About us
Special Edition Newsletter - Hungarian
![Special Edition Newsletter - Italian](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2023/02/Special-newsletter-420x540.png)
09/02/2024
About us
Special Edition Newsletter - Italian
![Special Edition Newsletter - Lithuanian](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2023/02/Special-newsletter-420x540.png)
09/02/2024
About us
Special Edition Newsletter - Lithuanian
![Special Edition Newsletter - Dutch](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2023/02/Special-newsletter-420x540.png)
09/02/2024
About us
Special Edition Newsletter - Dutch
![Special Edition Newsletter - Polish](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2023/02/Special-newsletter-420x540.png)
09/02/2024
About us
Special Edition Newsletter - Polish
![Special Edition Newsletter - Portuguese](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2023/02/Special-newsletter-420x540.png)
09/02/2024
About us
Special Edition Newsletter - Portuguese
![Special Edition Newsletter - Romanian](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2023/02/Special-newsletter-420x540.png)
09/02/2024
About us
Special Edition Newsletter - Romanian
![Special Edition Newsletter - Ukrainian](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2023/02/Special-newsletter-420x540.png)
09/02/2024
About us
Special Edition Newsletter - Ukrainian
![Special Edition Newsletter - Bulgarian](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2023/02/Special-newsletter-420x540.png)
09/02/2024
About us
Special Edition Newsletter - Bulgarian
![Special Edition Newsletter - Czech](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2023/02/Special-newsletter-420x540.png)
09/02/2024
About us
Special Edition Newsletter - Czech
![Special Edition Newsletter - Danish](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2023/02/Special-newsletter-420x540.png)
09/02/2024
About us
Special Edition Newsletter - Danish
![IFOAM Organics Europe submission to public consultation - Legislation for plants produced by certain new genomic techniques](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/GMOs-1-420x540.png)
22/10/2021
GMOs
IFOAM Organics Europe submission to public consultation - Legislation for plants produced by certain new genomic techniques
IFOAM Organics Europe would like to take this opportunity to express its concerns with the proposed way forward in the Inception Impact Assessment (IIA) and highlight…
![Ending the use of cages in animal farming](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2021/04/end_cage_age-420x540.jpg)
Ending the use of cages in animal farming
Ending the use of cages in animal farming. “End the cage age” ECI received 1.4 million verified signatures from every…
![Regulation of new genomic technique](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2021/03/Capture-décran-2021-03-29-à-16.52.35-420x540.png)
30/03/2021
GMOs
Regulation of new genomic technique
![Transparency of CAP Trilogues process](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/JointLetter-420x540.png)
30/11/2020
CAP
Transparency of CAP Trilogues process
![Concerns about the intention to extend the scope of the Ecolabel to include agricultural food products, processed foods and products from aquaculture To Mr Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for the Environment and Dacian Cioloş, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/EURegulation-420x540.png)
27/09/2011
Organic regulations
Concerns about the intention to extend the scope of the Ecolabel to include agricultural food products, processed foods and products from aquaculture To Mr Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for the Environment and Dacian Cioloş, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
Press releases
![24 finalists highlight excellent examples of EU organic from field to fork](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2023/03/EU-Organic-Awards-420x540.jpg)
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…
![Welcome back, Ms von der Leyen. EU organic looks forward to continue transforming our rural areas & food systems](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/11/pressrelease-1-420x540.png)
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…
![ECOSCORE: organic farming organisations reach an agreement ending legal procedures with ADEME, YUKA and its partners [English + French press release]](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/10/comm_website_THUMBNAILS_sustainability_labelling-420x540.jpg)
04/06/2024
Labelling
ECOSCORE: organic farming organisations reach an agreement ending legal procedures with ADEME, YUKA and its partners [English + French press release]
ECOSCORE: organic farming organisations reach an agreement ending legal procedures with ADEME, YUKA and its partners BRUSSELS, PARIS, 4 JUNE…
![Vote on CAP simplification, a missed opportunity for farmers & citizens](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/CAP-2-420x540.png)
24/04/2024
CAP
Vote on CAP simplification, a missed opportunity for farmers & citizens
BRUSSELS, 24 APRIL 2024 – Today’s vote in the European Parliament simplifying certain Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) rules will not…
![EU Parliament advances organic plant breeding with new PRM legislation vote](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/OrganicSeeds-420x540.png)
24/04/2024
Seeds
EU Parliament advances organic plant breeding with new PRM legislation vote
BRUSSELS, 24 APRIL 2024 – Today’s vote on the Plant Reproductive Material Regulation (PRM) legislation could contribute to a balanced regulation…
![OrganicAdviceNetwork project kick-off marks the beginning of the first European network of organic advisors](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-06-04-151211-420x153.png)
OrganicAdviceNetwork project kick-off marks the beginning of the first European network of organic advisors
In April 2024, the OrganicAdviceNetwork project, funded by the EuropeanCommission and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research andInnovation, brought…
![IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes AGRI Committee vote on Plant Reproductive Material](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/OrganicSeeds-420x540.png)
19/03/2024
Seeds
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes AGRI Committee vote on Plant Reproductive Material
BRUSSELS, 19 MARCH 2024 – The European organic movement considers today’s vote on the Plant Reproductive Material Regulation (PRM) legislation an…
![IFOAM Organics Europe regrets a CAP simplification without vision](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/CAP-2-420x540.png)
IFOAM Organics Europe regrets a CAP simplification without vision
BRUSSELS, 15 MARCH 2024 – IFOAM Organics Europe warns that the CAP simplification proposal presented today by the Commission is…
![Parliament's vote on Green Claims Directive: IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes efforts to curb greenwashing and the acknowledgement of specific environmental assessment needs for agri-food](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/10/comm_website_THUMBNAILS_sustainability_labelling-420x540.jpg)
Parliament's vote on Green Claims Directive: IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes efforts to curb greenwashing and the acknowledgement of specific environmental assessment needs for agri-food
BRUSSELS, 12 MARCH 2024 – IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes today’s plenary vote on the directive on green claims. This directive…
![Green claims: organic movement applauds renewed recognition of PEF's shortcomings for agrifood](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2024/01/Sustainable-labelling_Small-420x540.jpg)
Green claims: organic movement applauds renewed recognition of PEF's shortcomings for agrifood
BRUSSELS, 14 FEBRUARY 2024 – IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes today’s vote on green claims as it underscores the limitations of…