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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…
26/02/2024
EU Green Deal Farm to Fork Plant health care

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…
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

27/04/2021
Animal welfare Food policy

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…
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

17/11/2020
EU Green Deal Farm to Fork

Representation of peasant, agroecological and organic farmers at Agricultural Outlook conference

01/10/2020
CAP EU Green Deal Farm to Fork

Open letter calling for full alignment of the reformed CAP with the European Green Deal

20/07/2020
CAP EU Green Deal

Request for a meeting re. CAP alignment with the European Green Deal

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"

26/03/2018
Animal welfare Climate change

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

20/03/2018
GMOs Seeds

Open letter from civil society calling for the Bayer-Monsanto merger to be rejected

20/12/2017
Seeds

High number of patent applications for plants and animals

12/07/2017
Seeds

Request for prolongation of the temporary experiment set up by Commission implementing Decision 2014/150/EU providing for certain derogations for the marketing of populations of plant species

16/05/2017
Climate change

Open letter: EU LULUCF rules will set a precedent

27/03/2017
GMOs Seeds

Open letter to the European Commission on agri-business mergers

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

26/04/2016
Seeds

Vote on the McIntyre report in COMAGRI

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

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

19/11/2015
Organic regulations

On organic aquaculture - Use of non-organic juvenils on Organic Production

18/11/2015
Organic regulations

On the upcoming Trilogue Negotiations on the New Organic Regulation

16/10/2015
Climate change

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

16/07/2015
Seeds

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

18/06/2015
Climate change

EU LULUCF consultation

05/03/2015
Climate change

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

07/03/2014
Animal welfare

On Commission Communication on sustainable food

25/02/2014
GMOs Seeds

Vote on Paulsen report on plant breeding (2012/2099(INI))

11/12/2013
Biodiversity Seeds

Parliament must stand up for S&PRM law that favours diversity

31/10/2013
GMOs Seeds

On college debate on 6 November on genetically modified maize

17/06/2013
Climate change

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

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

17/11/2010
Organic regulations

On European standards for natural and organic cosmetics

17/11/2010
Organic regulations

On processing – Annexes VIII and IX of Reg. (EC) No 889/2008 ‐ the first areas to be discussed by the expert group

15/10/2010
Animal welfare

On draft Commission report on cloning of animals for food

29/09/2010
Organic regulations

On re-examination of nitrite/nitrate, SO2 and HCl

29/04/2010
Organic regulations

On Committee vote on regulation on novel foods – 4th May

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))

16/10/2008
Organic regulations

Draft Regulation on a Community scheme COM (2008) 401/3

Press releases
04/09/2024
CAP EU Green Deal EU's Agri-Food Vision

Strategic Dialogue – Organic is a leading choice for transitioning to sustainable agri-food systems

BRUSSELS, 4 SEPTEMBER 2024 – IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes the report of the ‘Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU…
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…
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…
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…
01/02/2024
EU Green Deal Farm to Fork

Organic farmers call for fair prices and recognition of public goods delivery

BRUSSELS, 1 FEBRUARY 2024 – As thousands of organic farmers have joined protests across Europe, the organic food and farming…
25/01/2024
EU Green Deal Farm to Fork

IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes Strategic Dialogue on the Future of Agriculture

BRUSSELS, 25 JANUARY 2024 – On the occasion of the launch of the strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture,…
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…
30/11/2022
Climate change

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

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