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![Smaller, greener, healthier? Sustainability of livestock farming in Europe](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/Review-420x540.png)
Smaller, greener, healthier? Sustainability of livestock farming in Europe
On Wednesday 9 September, Kurt Sannen, Chair of IFOAM Organics Europe’s Interest Group of Organic Farmers, participated in the online…
![First open source detection test for a gene-edited GM crop](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PR-420x540.png)
07/09/2020
GMOs
First open source detection test for a gene-edited GM crop
This press release was first published by Greenpeace EU Brussels, 07 SEPTEMBER 2020 – Greenpeace, together with other non-governmental organisations,…
![Representing environmentally-friendly farmers at the Commission’s ‘Farmers of the Future’ workshop](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/CAP-2-420x540.png)
04/09/2020
CAP
Representing environmentally-friendly farmers at the Commission’s ‘Farmers of the Future’ workshop
What will agriculture look like in 2050? How can we ensure that enough food is produced, while ensuring that environment…
![IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes public consultation on new EU Organic Action Plan and additional time to finalize new organic rules](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PR-420x540.png)
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…
![Saying goodbye to our colleague](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/AboutUS-2-420x540.png)
01/09/2020
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Saying goodbye to our colleague
Carolina Ana Ferreira Carolina started as volunteer in 2018 in the event and membership unit. After one year of volunteering…
![Welcoming our new colleagues](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/AboutUS-2-420x540.png)
01/09/2020
About us
Welcoming our new colleagues
IFOAM Organics Europe is excited to welcome its new volunteers. They joined our team in September and will work with…
![NATEXPO, the first organic event to defy the crisis 21-22 September, Lyon, France](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/Natexpo-420x540.png)
01/09/2020
Events
NATEXPO, the first organic event to defy the crisis 21-22 September, Lyon, France
On 21 and 22 September, NATEXPO will be the first major event for organic professionals after the outset of 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)
30/08/2020
CAP
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…
![Register to join BIOFACH India webinar serieS](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/Webinar-2-420x540.png)
11/08/2020
Events
Register to join BIOFACH India webinar serieS
Learn more about the new EU Regulation, its impact on Indian exporters and mitigating measures at a webinar series conducted by BIOFACH…
![Request for a meeting re. CAP alignment with the European Green Deal](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/JointLetter-420x540.png)
20/07/2020
CAP
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…
![Organic in Action! Ten take-aways & evaluation of the European Organic Congress 2020](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/EOC-2-420x540.png)
16/07/2020
Events
Organic in Action! Ten take-aways & evaluation of the European Organic Congress 2020
Thank you for participating in the European Organic Congress 2020 – we hope you enjoyed the experience! We would like…
![Welcome note July 2020](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/WelcomeNote-2-420x540.png)
Welcome note July 2020
Dear IFOAM Organics Europe members,Dear reader, I am honoured and humbled by the trust you are putting into my colleagues…
![Political hotspot July 2020](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PoliticalHotspot-2-420x540.png)
Political hotspot July 2020
With the publication of the EU Biodiversity and Farm to Fork (F2F) strategies, the European Commission puts organic food and…
![Read about our vision for a sustainable European food and farming system and our achievements in 2019 in our digital annual report](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/AboutUS-2-420x540.png)
08/07/2020
About us
Read about our vision for a sustainable European food and farming system and our achievements in 2019 in our digital annual report
IFOAM Organics Europe’s 2019 annual report is available online. Read about our 2019 achievements as a European organic movement in…
![Review of events](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/Review-420x540.png)
03/07/2020
Events
Review of events
On 1-3 July, the first online edition of our European Organic Congress took place with more than 1,000 participants. This…
![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…
![PRESS RELEASE: Organic is part of the solution, speakers of European Organic Congress agree](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PR-420x540.png)
03/07/2020
Events
PRESS RELEASE: Organic is part of the solution, speakers of European Organic Congress agree
BRUSSELS, 3 JULY 2020 – High-level speakers from the European Commission, European Parliament and the German Presidency of the EU…
![PRESS RELEASE: Jan Plagge re-elected President of IFOAM Organics Europe (and a rebranding for IFOAM EU)](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PR-420x540.png)
30/06/2020
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PRESS RELEASE: Jan Plagge re-elected President of IFOAM Organics Europe (and a rebranding for IFOAM EU)
BRUSSELS, 30 JUNE 2020 – At its 10th General Assembly, IFOAM Organics Europe’s members elected a new Board. They re-elected Jan Plagge as President. He is the President of Bioland e.V. (Germany and North Italy) and has…
![IFOAM EU proud to continue growing as IFOAM Organics Europe – New website marks change](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/AboutUS-2-420x540.png)
30/06/2020
About us
IFOAM EU proud to continue growing as IFOAM Organics Europe – New website marks change
We have updated our presence! Since our organisation was established in 2003, it has grown significantly together with the organic…
![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…
![Saying goodbye to our colleague](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/AboutUS-2-420x540.png)
19/06/2020
About us
Saying goodbye to our colleague
Kaja Gutzen Kaja joined IFOAM Organics Europe in July 2019 as a European Solidarity Corps volunteer. She was based at…
![IFOAM EU welcomes the Steering Committee (SC) of its Interest Group on Certification and Integrity (IGOC)](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/AboutUS-2-420x540.png)
17/06/2020
About us
IFOAM EU welcomes the Steering Committee (SC) of its Interest Group on Certification and Integrity (IGOC)
On 6 May, IFOAM EU’s Interest Group of Certification and Integrity (IGOC) elected a Steering Committee (SC) to ensure the…
![NATEXPO, the first organic event to defy the crisis 21-22 September, Lyon, France](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/Natexpo-420x540.png)
16/06/2020
Events
NATEXPO, the first organic event to defy the crisis 21-22 September, Lyon, France
On 21 and 22 September, NATEXPO will be the first major event for organic professionals after the outset of the…
![Have a look at the programme of the European Organic Congress 2020](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/EOC-2-420x540.png)
11/06/2020
Events
Have a look at the programme of the European Organic Congress 2020
Are you joining our digital European Organic Congress 2020 ‘Organic in action’ from 1-3 July? Check out the congress programme on our…
![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…
![Key points of the Farm to Fork strategy](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/FoodPolicy-2-420x540.png)
26/05/2020
Farm to Fork
Key points of the Farm to Fork strategy
The European Green Deal (EGD) was unveiled by the European Commission in December 2019 and aims for Europe to become the first…
![Now open: Registration for the European Organic Congress 2020](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/EOC-2-420x540.png)
26/05/2020
Events
Now open: Registration for the European Organic Congress 2020
Join our digital European Organic Congress 2020 ‘Organic in action’ from 1-3 July! This online edition of our congress is…
![Press Release: IFOAM EU welcomes landmark decision to put organic at the heart of future European food system](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PR-420x540.png)
Press Release: IFOAM EU welcomes landmark decision to put organic at the heart of future European food system
BRUSSELS, 20 MAY 2020 – IFOAM EU welcomes the EU Biodiversity and Farm to Fork (F2F) strategies and the target…
![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…
![The European Organic Congress 2020 is going digital, 1-3 July](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/EOC-2-420x540.png)
30/04/2020
Events
The European Organic Congress 2020 is going digital, 1-3 July
The European Organic Congress 2020 is going digital! Given this new format, we will extend the congress by one day,…
![Welcome note April 2020](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/WelcomeNote-2-420x540.png)
Welcome note April 2020
Dear readers, For all of us, these days are really challenging. We are facing a crisis where no one can…
![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…
![Commission to publish Farm to Fork strategy on 29 April 2020... or will it?](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/FoodPolicy-2-420x540.png)
Commission to publish Farm to Fork strategy on 29 April 2020... or will it?
The Farm to Fork strategy and the EU biodiversity strategy – both essential components of the European Green Deal –foreseen…
![Political hotspot April 2020](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PoliticalHotspot-2-420x540.png)
Political hotspot April 2020
The current COVID-19 pandemic has far reaching effects on Europe, life as we know it, agriculture and the organic sector.…
![Key take-aways from the successful Digital Forum: Food without Farmers](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/Review-420x540.png)
24/04/2020
Events
Key take-aways from the successful Digital Forum: Food without Farmers
Thank you for joining our event ‘Food without Farmers’ on 23.04.2020. We reached 1 million people on social media and…
![COVID-19 – A double-edged sword for the European organic sector](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/MemberUpdate-420x540.png)
21/04/2020
COVID19
COVID-19 – A double-edged sword for the European organic sector
The coronavirus is causing the biggest and most acute crisis Europe faced in the last decades, and it is also…
![Join the digital edition of the European Organic Congress, 1-3 July!](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/EOC-2-420x540.png)
20/04/2020
Events
Join the digital edition of the European Organic Congress, 1-3 July!
The European Organic Congress 2020 is going digital! Given this new format, we will extend the congress by one day,…
![IFOAM EU’s General Assembly is going digital!](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/AboutUS-2-420x540.png)
IFOAM EU’s General Assembly is going digital!
On 30 June 2020 IFOAM EU will host its 10th General Assembly. At this biannual meeting, IFOAM EU’s membership reviews…
![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…
![Open Letter: CSOs open letter on the importance and urgency of publishing the Farm to Fork strategy: no further delays, keep April 2020 as publication date](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/JointLetter-420x540.png)
Open Letter: CSOs open letter on the importance and urgency of publishing the Farm to Fork strategy: no further delays, keep April 2020 as publication date
Brussels, 14 April 2020 To:Executive Vice-President Frans TimmermansCommissioner Stella KyriakidesCommissioner Janusz WojciechowskiCommissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius CC:Anne Bucher, Director-General of DG SANTE…
![Saying Goodbye to Isabella Lang](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/AboutUS-2-420x540.png)
05/04/2020
About us
Saying Goodbye to Isabella Lang
After almost 3 years at IFOAM EU, we are saying goodbye to IFOAM EU Policy Coordinator Isabella Lang, who will…
![JOINT LETTER: Measures to support farmers in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/JointLetter-420x540.png)
01/04/2020
COVID19
JOINT LETTER: Measures to support farmers in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
To: Commissioner WojciechowskiCc: Commissioner Sinkevičius and Commission Executive Vice-President TimmermansEuropean CommissionBerlaymont, Rue de la Loi 2001000 – Brussels 1st April…
![European Organic Congress - Registration opening postponed to April 2020](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/EOC-2-420x540.png)
European Organic Congress - Registration opening postponed to April 2020
The 2020 edition of the European Organic Congress is scheduled to take place on 1 and 2 July 2020 in Berlin, Germany.…
![Welcome note March 2020](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/WelcomeNote-2-420x540.png)
13/03/2020
About us
Welcome note March 2020
Dear readers, From 17 to 20 February, the 2020 edition of BIOFACH took place in Nuremberg, Germany. With about 300…
![IFOAM EU calls for target of at least 20% organic land in the EU](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/FoodPolicy-2-420x540.png)
IFOAM EU calls for target of at least 20% organic land in the EU
The organic movement calls for ambitious targets to increase organic land and consumption in the EU ahead of the publication…
![JOINT LETTER: European Green Deal needs to cut pesticides and switch to agroecology](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/JointLetter-420x540.png)
JOINT LETTER: European Green Deal needs to cut pesticides and switch to agroecology
Brussels, 31 March 2020 To: Executive Vice President TimmermansCc: Commissioners Kyriakides, Wojciechowski and Sinkevičius We are writing to you as…
![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…
![IFOAM EU members now have access to member-only information on the new IFOAM EU member extranet](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/MemberUpdate-420x540.png)
20/02/2020
About us
IFOAM EU members now have access to member-only information on the new IFOAM EU member extranet
We have launched our new IFOAM EU member extranet. IFOAM EU members will now be able to access the new member…
![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…