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20/12/2024
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Welcome Note December 2024

Dear reader, Welcome to our last newsletter edition in 2024. An eventful year is coming to an end, setting the course…

Review of events

On 23 September, EU Organic Day, Europe celebrates its organic sector and operators. Locally and nationally, the movement was extra…

Preview of events

From 11–14 of February 2025, the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre will host the world’s leading trade fair for organic food. Make…

50% pesticide reduction - Mission accomplished or time for a reliable indicator?

30 September 2024, online In a well-attended webinar GLOBAL2000 and IFOAM Organics Europe presented an alternative to the much-contested pesticides…

We are joining the global organic community at the Organic World Congress, you too?

30 November-6 December, Taiwan In a few weeks we will join the global organic movement at the IFOAM Organic World…

EU Agri-food Chain Observatory meets: Lack of agrifood data 

On 15 October, the EU Agri-food Chain Observatory met for the second time in Brussels and online. Launched this summer,…

50% pesticide reduction - Mission accomplished or time for a reliable indicator?

In a well-attended webinar GLOBAL2000 and IFOAM Organics Europe presented an alternative to the much-contested pesticides measurement tool, the Harmonized…

LiveSeeding partners discuss project activities on organic seeds & breeding

From 17-20 September, the LiveSeeding project discussed organic heterogenous materials and variety development and business models. During its third general…

IFOAM Organics Europe and European Citizens' Initiative condemn "fake pesticide reduction"

Methodologies are a political choice: Harmonised Risk-Indicator (HRI-1) misleads EU citizens and harms organic agriculture BRUSSELS/VIENNA, 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 –…
27/09/2024
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Saying goodbye to our colleagues

Stefano Orsini  In September, IFOAM Organics Europe said goodbye to Stefano. During his year as Manager of the Research &…

Celebrating EU Organic Day and rewarding excellent examples

On 23 September, EU Organic Day, Europe celebrate its organic sector and operators. Locally and nationally, the movement was extra…

Preview of events

On 19 July, the EU Commission revealed the finalists of the 2024 EU Organic Awards, the EU-wide yearly initiative recognising organic…

Task force on biocontrol starts its work

IFOAM Organics Europe’s new Task Force on Biocontrol will take up its work in September. The group will discuss this…

Building our members’ capacity, also after the EU elections

A new European Parliament is settling in and the new European Commission is scheduled to officially start its work on…

EU Organic Regulation updates: FAQ on organic rules & second list of compliant control bodies

The Commission has updated its Frequently asked questions on organic rules with new topics. It now also clarifies questions on:…
31/07/2024
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Saying goodbye to our volunteers

About the ESC Programme  The European Solidarity Corps (ESC) provides young people residing in Europe with the unique chance to…

CDG meeting on organic farming: Agroforestry, plant protection & compliance

Organic stakeholders exchanged with the Commission on synergies between agroforestry and organic, plant protection products and the regulatory switch from…
04/07/2024
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Fruitful discussion during LiveSeeding online webinar on organic seed and planting material databases

On 4 July 2024, the LiveSeeding project organised a learning exchange on organic seed databases, using examples from Spain and…
13/06/2024
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Join our Brussels team: 5 exciting placements open

IFOAM Organics Europe is excited to announce a call for 4 enthusiastic young volunteers from the European Solidarity Corps (ESC)…

Open webinar on biodiversity management in organic greenhouses

We are organising a series of free and open webinars relevant to organic farming as part of our involvement in…
04/06/2024
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General Assembly 2024: Register now & agenda available 

We would like to inform our members that the General Assembly’s (GA) agenda is now published on the member’s extranet…
04/06/2024
GMOs Seeds

New genomic techniques, what comes up? 

Despite significant political pressure to reach an agreement among the EU institutions before the European elections in June 2024, the…
03/06/2024
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Saying goodbye to our colleagues

Selene Capalbo  After 5 months in our communications team, Selene is leaving IFOAM Organics Europe to continue building her experience…

Policies should promote uptake of biocontrol

The European organic movement and international biocontrol manufacturers call on the European Commission to ensure faster registration and uptake of…

Invitation to Council members to strategy workshop 

We are pleased to invite (y)our national representative(s) to take part in IFOAM Organics Europe’s internal strategy workshop physically on…
27/05/2024
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We need your help on improving our services 

We want to better meet your needs as IFOAM Organics Europe member. Help us do this by sharing how you…

Technical workshops future CAP – From food security to solidarity & rural areas

On 16-17 May 2024 the European Commission organised the last technical workshop for Solidarity and Rural Communities in the next…

Commission's proposed measures on unfair trading practices

In April 2024, the European Commission unveiled its non-paper Position of farmers in the food supply chain: next steps. In…
02/05/2024
Seeds

Plant Reproductive Material Regulation legislation could advance organic plant breeding

On 24 April, the European Parliament voted on the Plant Reproductive Material Regulation (PRM) legislation. Members of the European Parliament…

IBMA and IFOAM Organics Europe call for policies to promote the uptake of biocontrol

IFOAM Organics Europe and the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) call for policies to promote the uptake of safe, environmentally…
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…
10/04/2024
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Welcome Note April 2024

Dear readers, Welcome to the April edition of our newsletter. Already in February’s special newsletter, we highlighted European farmers’ grievances…
09/04/2024
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Calling all IFOAM Organics Europe’s members: Your voices shape our future – General Assembly on 20 June 2024

We are pleased to invite IFOAM Organics Europe’s members to this year’s virtual General Assembly (GA) on 20 June 2024,…

Preview of events

On 14-15 April, Joanna Wierzbicka, our Deputy Director will be attending Natural & Organic Products Expo (NOPEX) at ExCeL, London…
22/03/2024
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Share your membership experience with us: your feedback matters!

Do you have any feedback about the membership services we provide as IFOAM Organics Europe? Or maybe about our activities,…
20/03/2024
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Want to learn more about IFOAM Organics Europe’s present, past and future work? Have a look at our 2024 prospectus!

IFOAM Organics Europe is the European umbrella organisation for organic food and farming. With almost 200 members in 34 European…

Proposal integrated Plant Reproductive Material Regulation improves after Parliament’s inputs

The EU is revising legislation on plant reproductive material, such as seeds, cuttings, trees, roots, tubers, and clones. Currently, rules…
19/03/2024
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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…
01/03/2024
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Explaining IFOAM Organics Europe’s work in two pages – Updated prospectus

In the first quarter of 2024, we updated our prospectus, a short overview of our activities and accomplishments over the…

Von der Leyen yields to farmer’s groups demands to shelve the Sustainable Use of Pesticide Regulation proposal

This week the European Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen announced in a concession to farmers, after weeks of protests…

Political Hotspot December 2023

With an eye on next year’s elections, the EU institutions have geared up work on many important dossiers. But rushing…
14/12/2023
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Welcome Note December 2023

Dear readers, December is the time when we usually draw conclusions and think about New Year’s resolutions. If you could…

Entrepreneurship in the organic seeds and breeding sector

Are you an organic farmers or SME managers who is involved in: Join the webinar “Entrepreneurship in the organic seeds…

New digital tool for breeders, seed producers & traders

LiveSeeding is an EU-funded project promoting growth of organic seed and plant breeding to transition to more sustainable food systems.…
05/12/2023
Seeds

Parliamentary committees have started work on proposed Plant Reproductive Material regulation

The AGRI and ENVI parliamentary committees have started their work on the proposed Plant Reproductive Material (PRM) regulation, a file…

European Parliament rejects Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation (SUR)

On 22 November, the plenary of the European Parliament voted to reject the proposal of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides…

Sprouting discontent: organic movement regrets European Parliament's failure to pesticides reduction

BRUSSELS, 22 NOVEMBER 2023 – IFOAM Organics Europe regrets the European Parliament’s inability to agree on a pesticides reduction regulation. …

We can't eat promises! Good Food Good Farming protest

On 8th November, our staff members took part to Good Food Good Farming’s protest in front of the EU Parliament.…
 
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