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Press releases
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…
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…
12/03/2024
Food policy Labelling

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…
14/02/2024
Food policy Labelling

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…
23/01/2024
Food policy Labelling

Green Claims: Organics Europe highlights Product Environmental Footprint method's shortcomings for agri-food

BRUSSELS, 23 JANUARY 2024 – As compromise amendment negotiations on the Green Claims Directive proposal are taking place within the…
12/07/2023
Biodiversity

Nature restoration law adoption gives hope for food & farming systems

BRUSSELS, 12 JULY 2023 – IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes the adoption of the Nature Restoration Law by MEPs today. Jan…
22/05/2023
Biodiversity

Nature restoration, crucial for resilient food & farming systems

22/03/2023
Food policy Labelling

Green claims: The fight against greenwashing must be based on methodologies promoting the transition towards more sustainable food systems

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…
25/01/2023
Labelling

La fédération européenne de l’agriculture biologique agit en justice pour défendre des affichages environnementaux fiables sur les produits alimentaires

25/01/2023
Labelling

EU Organic Movement takes legal action to defend reliable environmental labelling of food products

28/11/2022
Biodiversity Plant health care

[Save bees & farmers press release] 1 million EU citizens tell EU Commission: end the war against nature

On Friday 25 November, representatives of the European Citizens Initiative Save Bees and Farmers delivered a clear message to Vice-President…
19/07/2021
Biodiversity CAP

New report highlights benefits of organic farming for biodiversity

A new report by IFOAM Organics Europe highlights the contribution of organic farming to protecting Europe’s biodiversity. The report recommends…
04/09/2020
CAP Organic regulations

IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes public consultation on new EU Organic Action Plan and additional time to finalize new organic rules

20/05/2020
Biodiversity EU Green Deal Farm to Fork

IFOAM EU welcomes landmark decision to put organic at the heart of future European food system

24/09/2019
Fairness & transparency

Coalition statement on the IMCO vote on UTPs

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

22/01/2019
Organic regulations Plant health care

IFOAM EU welcomes the agreement on a new Fertiliser Regulation

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

01/10/2018
Organic regulations

EU Parliament moves to ban Unfair Trading Practices in the food supply 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

19/04/2018
Organic regulations

European Parliament’s plenary adopts the new EU organic regulation. Implementing and delegated acts require joint efforts

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

22/11/2017
Organic regulations

Strong Institutional commitment needed to ensure a good legislative transition

29/06/2017
Organic regulations

Provisional agreement reached - impact on organic operators to be evaluated

13/06/2017
Organic regulations

Organic regulation review: no deal is better than a bad deal

08/06/2017
Organic regulations

Organic regulation negotiations, time for a change

13/12/2016
Organic regulations

Strong disagreement among EU agriculture ministers on organic regulation review – new start needed

09/12/2016
Organic regulations

Public statement: The organic regulation review has reached a dead end – we need a new start

04/07/2016
Organic regulations

Organic regulation negotiations, is the end near?

23/05/2016
Organic regulations

Constructive approach needed in the organic regulation negotiations

17/12/2015
Biodiversity CAP

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

13/10/2015
Organic regulations

Moving in the right direction with Parliament vote on organic, but obstacles still remain

16/06/2015
Organic regulations

Agri council on organic: reasonable compromise took up many sector demands

11/06/2015
Organic regulations

EU policies should support organic production and consumption

Riga, 11 June 2015 – At this politically important moment for the organic regulation reform – between an informal AGRIFISH…
10/06/2015
Organic regulations

Latest Council compromise: Risk of less harmonised rules for organic in EU

02/06/2015
Organic regulations

IFOAM EU at informal Council: We need an organic growth agenda for Europe

26/05/2015
Organic regulations

EU Parliament draft report on organic regulation, going in the right direction

11/05/2015
Organic regulations

Organic regulation proposal: No agreement without the organic sector

05/05/2015
Organic regulations

Ministers display a diversity of opinions on organic

13/03/2015
Organic regulations

Don't rush regulation

03/12/2014
Organic regulations

EU Parliament questions legal proposal for a new EU organic regulation

10/09/2014
Organic regulations

8th European Organic Congress: Key EU policy-makers agree: Organic is a key sector to develop in Europe

14/07/2014
Organic regulations

Ministers question organic regulation proposal

06/05/2014
Organic regulations

Organic sector concludes organic regulation proposal is inadequate

17/04/2014
Organic regulations

Controversial Overhaul of EU Organic Regulation Raises Red Flags

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