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Type of documents
 
Year
 
Topic
 
Official letters
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…
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"

22/05/2019
GMOs

Open letter to the European Commission - New GMOs and the work programme of the next European Commission

17/05/2019
GMOs

Open letter to Spitzenkandidaten - New GMOs and the work programme of the next European Commission

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

17/11/2017
CAP

Open Letter: CAP Communication - Explicit link between income support and public goods needed

Open letter Annex
10/04/2017
GMOs

Open letter to Commission President Juncker - Genetically Modified Organisms and democratic principles

03/04/2017
GMOs

NGOs letter - Objection to the authorisation of GM maize varieties - vote on the 5th April

27/03/2017
GMOs Seeds

Open letter to the European Commission on agri-business mergers

01/03/2017
CAP Plant health care

Open letter to MEPs to support amendments proposed in the Commission Delegated Regulation 639/2014 to ban pesticides on EFAs

13/02/2017
GMOs

Open letter - Improved EU decision-making in the area of health and consumer protection

19/01/2017
CAP

For healthy farms, people and planet the next CAP reform must deliver public goods

05/11/2014
GMOs

DATE vote on new law on national bans on genetically modified crops

01/11/2014
GMOs

On the Environment Committee debate on Wednesday 3 September on the cultivation of genetically modified crops

28/05/2014
CAP

On using CAP rural development programmes to maximise the impact of the new EU Organic Action Plans

09/04/2014
CAP

CAP implementation must enhance agro-ecological solutions, not support agrochemicals

21/03/2014
CAP

On risks of suspension and cuts to organic farming support payments

07/03/2014
Animal welfare

On Commission Communication on sustainable food

06/03/2014
CAP

Letter to the attention of President Barroso in view of the college debate on the Common Agricultural Policy delegated acts

25/02/2014
GMOs Seeds

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

24/01/2014
CAP

On the CAP delegated acts

11/12/2013
Biodiversity Seeds

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

14/11/2013
CAP

On EAFRD delegated act - organic payments and greening

04/11/2013
GMOs

On the Environment Committee vote on the ammendments on Tuesday 11 November on national bans on genetically modified crops cultivation

31/10/2013
GMOs Seeds

On college debate on 6 November on genetically modified maize

02/09/2013
CAP

Boost sustainable investments in rural areas and green job creation. Reject further cuts to Pillar 2

28/02/2013
CAP

Civil Society alarmed by the prospect of regressive Common Agricultural Policy reform

16/10/2008
Organic regulations

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

Factsheets and manuals
25/06/2024
Organic regulations

Management of pesticide residues in organic products – a follow-up brief 

IFOAM Organics Europe published its Position Paper on the Management of Pesticide Residues in Organic Products early summer in 2023.…
16/08/2019
Fairness & transparency

The Unfair Trading Practices Directive: a transposition and implementation guide

22/02/2019
Fairness & transparency

Full Cost Accounting to Transform Agriculture and Food Systems

18/06/2009
Animal welfare

Organic - part of the solution! Animal welfare

04/01/2009
Biodiversity Fairness & transparency

Organic - part of the solution! Externalities

Leaflets
05/06/2019
GMOs

All techniques of genetic modification must be regulated

Organic farming is GMO-free per definition but is endangered by the development of new techniques of genetic modification. If their…
23/10/2017
Climate change Knowledge for organic

SOLMACC – Viable climate-friendly farming – Socio-economic strategies

Institute: Ekologiska Landbrukarna, FiBL , Bioland, AIAb and IFOAM EU – Authors: Sigrid Griese (Bioland), Lin Bautze (FiBL), Ann-Kathrin Trappenberg (IFOAM EU), Stephen Meredith (IFOAM EU), Eric Gall (IFOAM EU) and…
Reports and studies
23/09/2019
Climate change Fairness & transparency Soil Water

Organic Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals – Part of the Solution

Institute: EOSTA and Nature & More – Author: Simon de Schaetzen 
16/01/2019
CAP

CAP 2021-27: Using the eco-scheme to maximise environmental and climate benefits

23/12/2017
CAP

Towards a new public goods payment model for remunerating farmers under the CAP Post-2020

18/12/2014
GMOs

Preventing GMO contamination: An overview of national "coexistence" measures in the EU

01/02/2014
R&I policy TP Organics

Strategic research and innovation agenda

18/01/2014
R&I policy

The European Innovation Partnership: Opportunities for innovation in organic farming and agroecology

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18/02/2013
Organic regulations

EU rules for organic wine production: Background, evaluation and further sector development

18/04/2009
CAP

The future of organic farming in Europe: How do European Rural Development Programmes support Organic Farming?

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18/02/2009
GMOs Seeds

[Summary] Economic impacts of labelling thresholds for the adventitious presence of genetically engineered organisms in conventional and organic seed

18/02/2009
GMOs

Economic impacts of labelling thresholds for the adventitious presence of genetically engineered organisms in conventional and organic seed

18/02/2008
R&I policy TP Organics

Vision for an organic food and farming research agenda to 2025

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…
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…
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