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Factsheets and manuals
19/07/2023
GMOs
Global Safety & Risk Assessment Protocol for New Genomic Technologies
The environmental release and widespread production and consumption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) since the mid-1990s has raised serious ecological,…
04/07/2023
Soil
Organic farming benefits for agricultural soils
Organic farming benefits for agricultural soils. Soil health is a cornerstone of organic farming and health is one of the…
EU-27: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
EU27: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans‘…
Austria: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
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Belgium: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
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Bulgaria: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Bulgaria: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Croatia: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Croatia: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Cyprus: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Cyprus: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Czech Republic: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Czech Republic: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic…
Denmark: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Denmark: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Estonia: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Estonia: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Finland: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Finland: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
France: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
France: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Germany: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Germany: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Greece: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Greece: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Hungary: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Hungary: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Ireland: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Ireland: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Italy: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Italy: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Latvia: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Latvia: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Lithuania: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Lithuania: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Luxembourg: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Luxembourg: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Malta: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Malta: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Netherlands: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Netherlands: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Poland: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Austria: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans Austria: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans.…
Portugal: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Portugal: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Romania: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Romania: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Slovakia: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Slovakia: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Slovenia: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Slovenia: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Spain: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Spain: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Sweden: Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans
Sweden: Prospects & developments for organic in CAP strategic plans ‘Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans’…
Reports and studies
Sustainability in organic breeding. Improving the entire system or adjusting some genes?
Sustainability in organic breeding. Improving the entire system or adjusting some genes? is a briefing providing an overview of the…
The ambition gap - Assessing organic farming support measures in current draft national CAP Strategic Plans for the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027
All 27-EU Member States have until 1st January 2022 to submit their Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)Strategic Plans to the European…
Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans [Country overview]
Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP strategic plans 29 June 2021 – IFOAM Organics Europe presents the new…
Press releases
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
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…
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…
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…
07/02/2024
GMOs
NGT vote a step backward for biosafety that nonetheless safeguards the possibility for traceability and national “coexistence” measures
BRUSSELS, 07 FEBRUARY 2024 – Today the European Parliament voted on the legislative proposal on so-called “New Genomic Techniques” (NGTs).…
25/01/2024
GMOs
IFOAM Organics Europe calls on MEPs to postpone plenary vote on NGTs as ENVI Committee vote leaves many issues unsolved
BRUSSELS, 24 JANUARY 2024 – Today, the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI Committee) voted on the…
30/11/2023
GMOs
Policymakers should respect the organic movement's choice not to use NGTs
BRUSSELS, 30 NOVEMBER 2023 – Speaking at an online press conference this morning, Jan Plagge, President of IFOAM Organics Europe,…
19/10/2023
GMOs
European Parliament should uphold ban for all NGTs in organic in rapporteur's report
BRUSSELS, 19 OCTOBER 2023 – IFOAM Organics Europe, the voice for organic food and farming in Europe, is strongly against…
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…
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…
01/09/2023
GMOs
Organic sector calls on agriculture ministers to prioritise agroecological innovation over techno-fixes
BRUSSELS, 1 SEPTEMBER 2023 – IFOAM Organics Europe urges Agriculture Ministers to uphold a systemic approach of innovation and sustainability…
05/07/2023
GMOs
NGT proposal a step backward for biosafety, freedom of choice and consumers’ information
BRUSSELS, 5 JULY 2023 – IFOAM Organics Europe considers the Commission’s proposal to deregulate “New Genomic Techniques” (NGTs) as misguided,…