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IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes public consultation on new EU Organic Action Plan and additional time to finalize new organic rules
BRUSSELS, 4 SEPTEMBER 2020 – The organic food and farming movement welcomes the announcement today by the Commission that the…
![March for agricultural reforms opens three days of protest at the informal agriculture council in Koblenz (Germany)](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PR-420x540.png)
March for agricultural reforms opens three days of protest at the informal agriculture council in Koblenz (Germany)
Koblenz/Brussels, 30 August 2020 – Protestors rallied in the city of Koblenz at the start of three days of protest accompanying the informal EU agriculture…
![Request for a meeting re. CAP alignment with the European Green Deal](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/JointLetter-420x540.png)
Request for a meeting re. CAP alignment with the European Green Deal
Brussels, 20th July 2020 To: Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Subject: Request for a meeting re. CAP alignment with the European…
![TP Organics and other European Technology Platforms propose joint research & innovation priorities for a sustainable food system](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/TPO-420x540.png)
TP Organics and other European Technology Platforms propose joint research & innovation priorities for a sustainable food system
The European Technology Platforms (ETPs) TP Organics, Plants for the Future, and Food for Life have jointly published a policy…
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Political hotspot July 2020
With the publication of the EU Biodiversity and Farm to Fork (F2F) strategies, the European Commission puts organic food and…
![More than 1,000 discussed the new Organic Regulation, Common Agriculture Policy, and future of our food system at first digital European Organic Congress](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/EOC-2-420x540.png)
More than 1,000 discussed the new Organic Regulation, Common Agriculture Policy, and future of our food system at first digital European Organic Congress
On 1-3 July, the first online edition of our European Organic Congress took place with more than 1,000 participants. This…
![TP Organics participates in webinars on Agroecology Partnership](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/TPO-420x540.png)
TP Organics participates in webinars on Agroecology Partnership
One of the eight European Partnerships planned in cluster 6 of Horizon Europe will be about “Agroecology Living Labs and…
![LIVESEED international workshop identifies top priorities to work towards 100% organic seed](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/Liveseed-2-420x540.png)
LIVESEED international workshop identifies top priorities to work towards 100% organic seed
LIVESEED’s international workshop on 25-26 June put the spotlight on North-West Europe and the EU organic regulation’s implementation on organic…
![Take part in the members-only webinar on our vision & strategy toolkit](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/MemberUpdate-420x540.png)
07/06/2020
Vision
Take part in the members-only webinar on our vision & strategy toolkit
Are you an IFOAM EU member who is developing a vision & strategy process for your organisation? Our new member-only toolkit can…
![European Patent Office: No patents on conventionally bred varieties](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/GMOs-1-420x540.png)
European Patent Office: No patents on conventionally bred varieties
On 14 May 2020, the enlarged board of appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) has released an opinion that…
![TP Organics webinar on Horizon Europe attracts 59 participants](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/TPO-420x540.png)
TP Organics webinar on Horizon Europe attracts 59 participants
On 5 May 2020, TP Organics held a successful webinar about Horizon Europe, giving a preview of the EU’s next…
![Transition to the new CAP: Rules agreed in European Parliament](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/CAP-2-420x540.png)
29/04/2020
CAP
Transition to the new CAP: Rules agreed in European Parliament
On 28 April, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (COMAGRI) of the European Parliament voted on the rules of…
![Save the date for TP Organics’ Organic Innovation Days 2020](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/OID-420x540.png)
Save the date for TP Organics’ Organic Innovation Days 2020
TP Organics announced its annual Organic Innovation Days 2020, the event that brings together important and diverse actors of the…
![Priority challenges for the first Work Programme of Horizon Europe – Position paper published by TP Organics](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/TPO-420x540.png)
Priority challenges for the first Work Programme of Horizon Europe – Position paper published by TP Organics
In view of the preparation of the first Work Programme of Horizon Europe, TP Organics has developed a Position Paper. It…
![Charles Michel’s MFF proposal puts second-pillar budget at risk](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/CAP-2-420x540.png)
25/02/2020
CAP
Charles Michel’s MFF proposal puts second-pillar budget at risk
Ahead of the extraordinary Council on EU’s long-term budget, the Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF), Council President Charles Michel presented the…
![BIOFACH session on organic seed and organic heterogenous material in the New EU Organic Regulation](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/Liveseed-2-420x540.png)
BIOFACH session on organic seed and organic heterogenous material in the New EU Organic Regulation
On 14 February, IFOAM EU organized a session on Organic Seed and organic heterogenous material in the new EU Organic Regulation at…
![TP Organics’ Science Day 2020: Horizon Europe – Innovation opportunities for organic companies](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/TPO-420x540.png)
TP Organics’ Science Day 2020: Horizon Europe – Innovation opportunities for organic companies
On 14 February, TP Organics’ Science Day on innovation opportunities for organic companies in Horizon Europe, to address the urgent…
![PRESS RELEASE: IFOAM EU calls for a target of 20% organic land in the EU](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/FoodPolicy-2-420x540.png)
PRESS RELEASE: IFOAM EU calls for a target of 20% organic land in the EU
BRUSSELS, 13 FEBRUARY 2020 – As the European Commission is expected to release the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies,…