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Type of documents
 
Year
 
Topic
 
Official letters
01/03/2021
Fairness & transparency

Two months left to transpose the EU Unfair Trading Practices Directive

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"

12/04/2018
Fairness & transparency

Unfair Trading Practices: New proposal is a step forward but promoting fairness in the whole chain remains a challenge

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

27/03/2017
GMOs Seeds

Open letter to the European Commission on agri-business mergers

26/04/2016
Seeds

Vote on the McIntyre report in COMAGRI

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

16/07/2015
Seeds

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

22/05/2015
Fairness & transparency

Request to include the Land as a Resource Communication in the 2016 Work Programme of the European Commision

24/02/2015
Fairness & transparency

Petition to the European Parliament 'Preserving and managing European farmland as our common wealth: A CSO Call for a sustainable and fair EU governance of farmland

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

Organic infographics and videos
Factsheets and manuals
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

04/01/2009
Biodiversity Fairness & transparency

Organic - part of the solution! Externalities

Leaflets
18/06/2020
Knowledge for organic Seeds

LIVESEED - Boosting organic seed and plant breeding across Europe

Seeds are the foundation of farming. Therefore, organic production should start with organic seed. Applying organic seed is mandatory according…
Reports and studies
10/11/2023
GMOs Seeds

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…
22/02/2021
Agroecology

Roots of Resilience: Land Policy for an Agroecological transition in Europe

Read the policy report report “Roots of resilience: Land policy for an agroecological transition in Europe” in EnglishRead the executive…
27/01/2021
Agroecology

A 10+13 agroecology approach to shape policies and transform eu food systems

This policy paper puts forward a proposal to mainstream agroecology into the policies governing EU food systems. It builds on…
01/12/2020
Agroecology

Agroecology & digitalisation - Traps and opportunities to transform the food system

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 
21/12/2018
Fairness & transparency

Taxation as a tool towards true cost accounting

STUDY ON THE REDUCTION OF VAT FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS & INCREASED TAXES FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY UNFRIENDLY PESTICIDES
01/12/2018
Agroecology Climate change

Agroecology and carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050: what are the issues?

Institute: Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI)  – Authors: Pierre-Marie Aubert, Marie-Hélène Schwoob, Xavier Poux 
18/02/2009
GMOs Seeds

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

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
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…
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…
05/09/2023
Agroecology Food security TP Organics

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…
07/03/2023
About us Events

IFOAM Organics Europe & Diversified Communications partner to support organic market growth

BRUSSELS, 07 MARCH 2023 – We are excited to announce that IFOAM Organics Europe, the European umbrella organisation for organic…
23/02/2023
Agroecology Plant health care

Scientific study shows synthetic pesticides significantly more dangerous than natural ones

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…
16/06/2022
About us Events

European organic movement stands in solidarity with Ukrainian organic farmers at European Organic Congress

BORDEAUX, FRANCE, 16 JUNE 2022 – Today, ahead of the start of the European Organic Congress 2022, the Ukrainian organic…
11/05/2022
About us Events

20 Years of making Europe more organic

BRUSSELS, 11 MAY 2022 – Today, IFOAM Organics Europe celebrates its 20-years anniversary. Established in 2002 as the united voice…
22/03/2021
Knowledge for organic Seeds

New router database connects Member States' organic seed databases

24/02/2021
Agroecology

Land policy is key to agroecological transition in F2F Strategy and CAP reform

03/07/2020
Events

Organic is part of the solution, speakers of European Organic Congress agree

09/12/2019
Agroecology Farm to Fork Food policy

Organic food and farming calls for agroecology to be at the heart of the Farm to Fork Strategy

01/10/2019
Seeds

EU Parliament, national governments and civil society organizations against patents on plants and animals

Handover of 25,000 statements to the European Patent Office. 1 October 2019 is the last day for filing statements at…
24/09/2019
Fairness & transparency

Coalition statement on the IMCO vote on UTPs

16/04/2019
Agroecology Climate change

IFOAM EU welcomes the new IDDRI study on agroecology and carbon neutrality by 2050

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

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