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![Update on CAP 2023-2027 Strategic Plans, Common Market Organisation & long-term vision for rural areas](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/CAP-2-420x540.png)
13/06/2022
CAP
Update on CAP 2023-2027 Strategic Plans, Common Market Organisation & long-term vision for rural areas
Where are we at with the CAP 2023-2027 Strategic Plans and reform process? What do we do on the Common…
![European Parliament votes on climate 'Fit for 55’ package](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/03/comm_website_slideshow-TEMPLATE-1-420x540.jpg)
10/06/2022
Climate change
European Parliament votes on climate 'Fit for 55’ package
The European Parliament has adopted their position on the revision of the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF)…
![Environmental NGOs and organic movement call on Commission to develop a new indicator to measure progress towards the Farm to Fork pesticide reduction target](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PR-420x540.png)
Environmental NGOs and organic movement call on Commission to develop a new indicator to measure progress towards the Farm to Fork pesticide reduction target
BRUSSELS, 9 JUNE 2022 – The organisers of the European Citizens’ Initiative Save Bees and Farmers (signed by 1.2 million…
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09/06/2022
Plant health care
Do you have pesticides in your body? Join the pesticide check-up and find out
Pesticides are a serious threat to our food and farming systems. On the field, they kill pollinators like bees and…
![Member States should enhance support for organic farming in CAP Strategic Plans in line with Commission's observations](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PR-420x540.png)
07/06/2022
CAP
Member States should enhance support for organic farming in CAP Strategic Plans in line with Commission's observations
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 7 JUNE 2022 – Over the past days, the organic food and farming movement sent letters to national…
![Organic Innovation Days 2022: Living labs & lighthouse farms in organic, 11-12 October 2022, Rumbeke-Beitem & Brussels, Belgium](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/02/comm_website_THUMBNAILS-9-420x540.jpg)
Organic Innovation Days 2022: Living labs & lighthouse farms in organic, 11-12 October 2022, Rumbeke-Beitem & Brussels, Belgium
After two virtual editions of the Organic Innovation Days, this year’s edition will once again take place as a physical…
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06/06/2022
Plant health care
Agreement on agricultural statistics (SAIO)
On Thursday 2 June, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament reached an agreement on the new EU…
![Alternatives to contentious input in organic - Heritage of RELACS project](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/01/download-2.jpg)
Alternatives to contentious input in organic - Heritage of RELACS project
The RELACS project developed and researched alternatives to contentious inputs in organic crop production – copper and mineral oils, nutrient…
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Welcome note May 2022 Newsletter
Dear readers, I would like to thank you for the enthusiasm and the support you have given IFOAM Organics Europe…
![Political hotspot May 2022 Newsletter](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PoliticalHotspot-2-420x540.png)
19/05/2022
CAP
Political hotspot May 2022 Newsletter
As of 17 May 2022, the European Commission sent 24 observation letters to Member States on their CAP Strategic Plans,…
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17/05/2022
Climate change
Parliament’s environment committee votes on climate regulation
This week, the European Parliament’s Environment (ENVI) Committee has voted on several pieces of legislation for the Fit for 55…
![Celebrating 20 years of the European organic movement in Brussels](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/03/20_years-1.png)
Celebrating 20 years of the European organic movement in Brussels
©Chris MarchalTake a look at our Facebook album for more pictures of the event On Wednesday 11 May 2022, more…
![20 years of making Europe more organic](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PR-420x540.png)
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…
![New IFOAM Organics Europe position paper on carbon farming is published](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/05/201706_Liveseed_17-420x540.jpg)
05/05/2022
Climate change
New IFOAM Organics Europe position paper on carbon farming is published
In our new position paper, we highlight the need for a holistic and multi-dimensional approach to carbon farming – focussing…
![Wrapping up the RELACS project: Policy roadmaps, videos & other publications](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/01/download-2.jpg)
Wrapping up the RELACS project: Policy roadmaps, videos & other publications
The RELACS project, which aims at finding alternatives to contentious inputs in organic farming, came to an end on 29…
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03/05/2022
GMOs
Commission opens public consultation on new legislation for new genetic engineering techniques
The EU Commission launched a 12-weeks consultation period in the context of the Impact Assessment for new legislation for ‘New…
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02/05/2022
About us
Saying goodbye to our colleagues
![Welcoming our new colleagues](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/AboutUS-2-420x540.png)
02/05/2022
About us
Welcoming our new colleagues
![Sustainable nutrient management: our contribution to the European Commission’s public consultation](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2021/12/comm_website_THUMBNAILS-3-420x540.jpg)
Sustainable nutrient management: our contribution to the European Commission’s public consultation
In Europe, surplus nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in the environment are already exceeding safe planetary boundaries – for N…
![European organic movement calls for a systemic approach to carbon farming recognising the multiple benefits of organic farming for climate and the environment](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PR-420x540.png)
27/04/2022
Climate change
European organic movement calls for a systemic approach to carbon farming recognising the multiple benefits of organic farming for climate and the environment
BRUSSELS, 27 APRIL 2022 – As carbon farming is a current priority on the EU agenda when it comes to…
![EU Parliament AGRI Committee supports organic farming in vote on Organic Action Plan report](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PR-420x540.png)
EU Parliament AGRI Committee supports organic farming in vote on Organic Action Plan report
BRUSSELS, 31 MARCH 2022 – IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes ComAGRI’s vote on the Parliament’s Organic Action Plan (OAP) report. AGRI…
![Political hotspot March 2022 newsletter](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PoliticalHotspot-2-420x540.png)
Political hotspot March 2022 newsletter
As Russia’s war against Ukraine continues to rage, the EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies, key parts of the…
![Saying goodbye to our colleagues](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/AboutUS-2-420x540.png)
28/03/2022
About us
Saying goodbye to our colleagues
![EU Parliament saves Farm to Fork’s integrity but concedes on Biodiversity](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PR-420x540.png)
EU Parliament saves Farm to Fork’s integrity but concedes on Biodiversity
BRUSSELS, 24 MARCH 2022 – IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes the European Parliament’s support to the Farm to Fork Strategy as…
![New rules vegetative plant reproductive material for organic production](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/OrganicSeeds-420x540.png)
24/03/2022
Seeds
New rules vegetative plant reproductive material for organic production
While the new EU Organic Regulation officially entered into force on 1 January of this year, not all details were…
![Common Agricultural Policy and Common Market Organisation reforms: State of play and what is at stake?](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/CAP-2-420x540.png)
24/03/2022
CAP
Common Agricultural Policy and Common Market Organisation reforms: State of play and what is at stake?
These days are national organic movement’s last opportunities to advocate for better support for organic farming in the Common Agricultural…
![Policy instruments & voluntary initiatives for reducing contentious inputs in organic farming](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/01/download-2.jpg)
Policy instruments & voluntary initiatives for reducing contentious inputs in organic farming
The RELACS project released a new scientific paper by Varga et al., 2022, analysing existing policy instruments and voluntary initiatives in…
![Commission delays proposal for Regulation on the sustainable use of pesticides](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/11/comm_website_THUMBNAILS_SUR-420x540.jpg)
23/03/2022
Plant health care
Commission delays proposal for Regulation on the sustainable use of pesticides
On 23 March, the European Commission was supposed to publish a proposal for a Regulation on the Sustainable Use of…
![Public consultation on the certification of carbon removals open until 02 May](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2021/07/ifoam-eu-annual-report-3-e1626254325161-420x512.jpg)
22/03/2022
Climate change
Public consultation on the certification of carbon removals open until 02 May
The European Commission has opened a public consultation and call for evidence for the planned proposal on the certification of…
![Expert on recycled fertilisers? Join our Task Force on Recycled Fertilisers](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/03/comm_website_slideshow-TEMPLATE-1-420x540.jpg)
Expert on recycled fertilisers? Join our Task Force on Recycled Fertilisers
IFOAM Organics Europe’s Board created a Task Force on Recycled Fertilisers. This decision comes in the context of the “Integrated…
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ClieNFarms project has started
Making farms climate-neutral is the aim of the ClieNFarms projects that started last January. The project will set up 20…
![New project wants to make school meals part of transition to sustainable diet](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/Food-Policy-420x540.jpg)
New project wants to make school meals part of transition to sustainable diet
The EU-funded “SchoolFood4Change” (SF4C) project aims to shift school meals and schools into a new paradigm of systemic change towards…
![Open letter to MEPs regarding EP resolution on food security](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/03/comm_website_THUMBNAILS-420x540.png)
Open letter to MEPs regarding EP resolution on food security
In view of the current discussions in the Parliament on the impact of the war in Ukraine on food security,…
![Soil Health Law: Organic movement’s contribution to public consultation](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/Water-soil-420x540.jpg)
Soil Health Law: Organic movement’s contribution to public consultation
60-70% of soils in the EU are not healthy and the EU still lacks a comprehensive soil protection policy. In…
![No risk assessment and labelling for eggs and hens of genetically modified origin?](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/GMOs-1-420x540.png)
16/03/2022
GMOs
No risk assessment and labelling for eggs and hens of genetically modified origin?
Following an EU Commission statement, it can be concluded that eggs and laying hens that originate from genetically engineered hens…
![Learn about organic textiles & the EU Regulation on the pesticides in our member-only webinars](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/02/green-pictos-420x540.jpg)
Learn about organic textiles & the EU Regulation on the pesticides in our member-only webinars
We continue our “Let’s Discuss Organic!” series of member-only webinars. Join experts from our team and network and discuss hot…
![Volunteering at IFOAM Organics Europe: Team work and discovering Belgium](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2021/04/NEW-WEBSITE-THUMBNAILS1-420x540.png)
14/03/2022
About us
Volunteering at IFOAM Organics Europe: Team work and discovering Belgium
Hello, my name is Rico and in September I started working at IFOAM Organics Europe as one of the ESC…
![Members can now get inspired for EU Organics Day & learn about EU Organic Awards](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/AboutUS-2-420x540.png)
Members can now get inspired for EU Organics Day & learn about EU Organic Awards
On 10 March, we held a webinar to inform the movement about the EU Organic Awards and inspire our members…
![The Year of organics Organics toolkit – Celebrate with us](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/03/Year_of_Organics_2022-removebg-preview-420x280-1.png)
11/03/2022
About us
The Year of organics Organics toolkit – Celebrate with us
This year, the European organic movement will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Together with IFOAM – Organics International’s 50th and IFOAM Asia’s 10th anniversary, 2022 will…
![The 7 key policy recommendations on sustainable food public procurement](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/FoodPolicy-2-420x540.png)
The 7 key policy recommendations on sustainable food public procurement
The Food Policy Coalition’s policy recommendations on food procurement support procurement as a tool that contributes to the systemic transformation…
![Statement of solidarity with Ukraine](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/03/ukraine-gcebbf134b_640-420x427.png)
Statement of solidarity with Ukraine
The European organic movement expresses its solidarity with all people in Ukraine, with all those, including in Russia, who have…
![Organic Movement calls for increased support for organic farming in CAP Strategic Plans to achieve Farm to Fork's targets](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PR-420x540.png)
Organic Movement calls for increased support for organic farming in CAP Strategic Plans to achieve Farm to Fork's targets
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 3 March 2022 – Today, the organic food and farming movement published its assessment of the support for…
![Latest IPCC report: Agroecological practices support food security](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2021/09/Copper_conference-420x540.png)
Latest IPCC report: Agroecological practices support food security
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published its latest report Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. The…
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03/02/2022
About us
Share our vacancies: HR Consultant and Communications Coordinator
We are recruiting. Are you experienced in Communications? Or in HR? Check out our opportunities HR Consultant (Part-time, remote) Degree…
![New GMOs: What’s next for Europe & state-of-play legislative process](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/GMOs-1-420x540.png)
02/02/2022
GMOs
New GMOs: What’s next for Europe & state-of-play legislative process
As covered in previous editions of our newsletter, the European Commission has been moving forward with plans to create a…
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02/02/2022
About us
Help us celebrate our birthday and the Year of Organics
This year, we will are celebrating our 20th anniversary. Together with IFOAM – Organics International’s 50th and IFOAM Asia’s 10th…
![EU organic movement calls on Member States to provide reliable data on organic and other Farm to Fork targets](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PR-420x540.png)
EU organic movement calls on Member States to provide reliable data on organic and other Farm to Fork targets
BRUSSELS, 2 FEBRUARY 2022 – As the first trialogue on the Regulation on Statistics on Agricultural Inputs and Outputs (SAIO)…
![Sustainability labelling: Product Environmental Footprint not suitable for agri-food products](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/02/comm_website_THUMBNAILS-3-420x540.png)
Sustainability labelling: Product Environmental Footprint not suitable for agri-food products
Sustainability labelling has to be one of the major food-related political topics of 2022. As the think tank IDDRI outlines…
![New CAP delegated and implemented acts approved – Ongoing approval process of CAP national Strategic Plans](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/CAP-2-420x540.png)
31/01/2022
CAP
New CAP delegated and implemented acts approved – Ongoing approval process of CAP national Strategic Plans
On 11 January, the Parliament’s Committee on Agricultural and Rural Development (COMAGRI) approved most of the CAP 2023-2027 Regulations’ delegated…