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21/06/2021
Biodiversity
CAP
Climate change
EU Green Deal
Events
Farm to Fork
Food policy
Organic regulations
Ten take-aways of the European Organic Congress 2021 - 16-18 June, online, live from Lisbon
Following a successful edition of the hybrid European Organic Congress 2021, we are happy to share the ten key take-aways…
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Beekeepers and civil society concerned about pesticide risk assessment methodology
At the Agriculture and Fisheries (AGRIFISH) Council on 28-29 June, Member State representatives will vote on a crucial step for…
![More than 660 discussed transitioning to more sustainable food & farming systems at European Organic Congress - 16-18 June, online, live from Lisbon](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/EOC-2-420x540.png)
21/06/2021
Biodiversity
CAP
Climate change
EU Green Deal
Events
Farm to Fork
Food policy
Organic regulations
More than 660 discussed transitioning to more sustainable food & farming systems at European Organic Congress - 16-18 June, online, live from Lisbon
This year’s edition of our European Organic Congress took place online and live from Lisbon on 16-18 June 2021. More…
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IPBES and IPCC call to prioritize solutions benefiting both biodiversity and climate
On 10 June 2021, scientist and leading experts from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and…
![TP Organics’ Organic Innovation Days 2021: Better inputs for organic farming - 30 November-1 December 2021, online](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2021/06/NEW-WEBSITE-THUMBNAILS2-420x540.jpg)
TP Organics’ Organic Innovation Days 2021: Better inputs for organic farming - 30 November-1 December 2021, online
This year’s Organic Innovation Days, TP Organics’ annual event, will take place online on 30 November-1 December. Titled ‘Better inputs…
![SCAR-AKIS meeting: Digitalisation in CAP strategic plans, European Partnerships development - 1-2 June, Online](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/TPO-420x540.png)
SCAR-AKIS meeting: Digitalisation in CAP strategic plans, European Partnerships development - 1-2 June, Online
TP Organics is part of the strategic working group of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research on Agricultural Knowledge and…
![Organic is Part of the Solution in Ensuring Biodiversity](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2021/06/PHC_Nutrition_resized-420x540.jpg)
22/05/2021
Biodiversity
Organic is Part of the Solution in Ensuring Biodiversity
This article was first published by IFOAM Organics International on their blog ‘Organic without boundaries‘. Each and every animal, microorganism…
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20/04/2021
Biodiversity
Sign the European Citizens’ Initiative to save bees and farmers!
To all our members, newsletter subscribers & website visitors who have not signed the European Citizens’ Initiative to ‘Save bees…
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Towards a new framework for EU soils?
Soil is a non-renewable resource key to all growing and living on it. Part of the EU Biodiversity strategy for…
![New Organic Action Plan: Focus on research & innovation](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/TPO-420x540.png)
New Organic Action Plan: Focus on research & innovation
The new Organic Action Plan (OAP) published at the end of March 2021 recognises that research will be key for…
![European Commission’s Soil Strategy](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2021/05/MicrosoftTeams-image-420x540.jpg)
European Commission’s Soil Strategy
Healthy soils are essential to meet climate and biodiversity goals set by the European Green Deal. As part of the…
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Welcome note March 2021 newsletter
Dear readers, On behalf of the European organic movement, I would like to welcome the new European Organic Action Plan…
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11/03/2021
Biodiversity
Help us save bees and farmers - sign the petition to transform Europe’s food and farming systems now!
Do you want to help save bees and farmers? Then add your signature to The European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) before…
![TP Organics’ Science Day at BIOFACH 2021: Innovating for organic food processing - 19 February 2021, online](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/TPO-420x540.png)
TP Organics’ Science Day at BIOFACH 2021: Innovating for organic food processing - 19 February 2021, online
At TP Organics’ Science Day at BIOFACH’s 2021 e-Special, more than 150 participants learned about ongoing research projects funded by…
![‘Innovating for organic food processing’, TP Organics’ Science Day at BIOFACH 2021 - 19 February 2021, online](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/TPO-420x540.png)
‘Innovating for organic food processing’, TP Organics’ Science Day at BIOFACH 2021 - 19 February 2021, online
TP Organics’ Science Day will take place on 19 February from 11:00-12:45 at BIOFACH 2021. It invites organic operators and…
![First online edition of Organic Innovation Days was a success! 24-25 November, online](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/OID-420x540.png)
First online edition of Organic Innovation Days was a success! 24-25 November, online
On 24-25 November 2020, TP Organics, the European Technology Platform for Organic Food and Farming, held its annual Organic Innovation…
![Registration to IFOAM Organics Europe Meets Business 2020 closes next week. Secure your spot!](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/09/NEW-WEBSITE-THUMBNAILS-1-420x540.png)
Registration to IFOAM Organics Europe Meets Business 2020 closes next week. Secure your spot!
IFOAM Organics Europe Meets Business 2020 is around the corner! In a little more than two weeks we will meet…
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23/11/2020
Biodiversity
Sign the petition to call on Europe to save the bees and farmers!
More than 400.000 participants have already signed the European Citizens’ Initiative to ‘Save bees and farmers’ and you can add…
![1 million citizens are calling on the Commission: Our forests are in danger, act now!](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/09/GP0STPO9P_Web_size_with_credit_line-420x534.jpg)
1 million citizens are calling on the Commission: Our forests are in danger, act now!
One million people demand EU law to stop deforestation More than a million people have so far called for a…
![Welcome note October 2020 newsletter](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/WelcomeNote-2-420x540.png)
Welcome note October 2020 newsletter
Dear readers, As Board Vice President of IFOAM Organics Europe and prospective member of the TP Organics Steering Committee, it…
![IFOAM Organics Europe meets business – Agenda available! 8-9 December, online](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/09/NEW-WEBSITE-THUMBNAILS-1-420x540.png)
IFOAM Organics Europe meets business – Agenda available! 8-9 December, online
Save the date for the next “IFOAM Organics Europe meets business” taking place online on 8-9 December 2020. “Bringing the…
![TP Organics participates in EIP-AGRI workshop on the ‘mission for soil health and food’ - 20-21 October 2020, online](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/TPO-420x540.png)
22/10/2020
R&I policy
TP Organics participates in EIP-AGRI workshop on the ‘mission for soil health and food’ - 20-21 October 2020, online
On 20-21 October 2020, TP Organics participated in EIP-AGRI’s workshop ‘Shaping the EU mission: Caring for soil is caring for…
![Organic Innovation Days – register now! 24-25 November, online](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/OID-420x540.png)
Organic Innovation Days – register now! 24-25 November, online
You can now register for the Organic Innovation Days 2020, the only EU event on research & innovation for organic,…
![Why is it important to save the bees and farmers? Watch this video](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/03/NEW-WEBSITE-THUMBNAILS-2-420x540.jpg)
15/10/2020
Biodiversity
Why is it important to save the bees and farmers? Watch this video
As part of their ongoing campaign, the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) ‘Save bees and farmers!’ has released a set of…
![TP Organics takes part in SCAR workshop on new Food Systems Partnership - 1 October 2020, online](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/TPO-420x540.png)
02/10/2020
R&I policy
TP Organics takes part in SCAR workshop on new Food Systems Partnership - 1 October 2020, online
On 1 October, TP Organics participated in the Food Systems Partnership workshop, organized by the SCAR Food Systems Strategic Working…
![Save the date: Organic Innovation Days 2020: A cooperation of TP Organics & LIVESEED, 24-25 November 2020, online](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/OID-420x540.png)
Save the date: Organic Innovation Days 2020: A cooperation of TP Organics & LIVESEED, 24-25 November 2020, online
For this year’s Organic Innovation Days, TP Organics is partnering with the LIVESEED project, coordinated by IFOAM Organics Europe. Bringing…
![Launch of the Green Deal call at the European Research & Innovation Days 2020](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/TPO-420x540.png)
Launch of the Green Deal call at the European Research & Innovation Days 2020
From 22-24 September, the European Research and Innovation Days, the European Commission’s annual flagship event, brought together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs,…
![EIP-AGRI Seminar “CAP Strategic Plans: the key role of AKIS in Member States”](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/CAP-2-420x540.png)
EIP-AGRI Seminar “CAP Strategic Plans: the key role of AKIS in Member States”
From 16-18 September, the European Innovation Partnership (EIP-AGRI) held an online seminar about the development of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation…
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Help protecting our forests by demanding deforestation free supply-chains – Together4Forests
Forests and other ecosystems are under pressure worldwide: A total of 13 million hectares are deforested each year and almost…
![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…
![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…
![“In the name of innovation”: Two new investigative reports published by Corporate Europe Observatory](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/Report-2-420x540.png)
26/05/2020
R&I policy
“In the name of innovation”: Two new investigative reports published by Corporate Europe Observatory
Corporate Europe Observatory recently published two investigative reports on how industry controls EU research funding. In the name of innovation,…
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14/05/2020
R&I policy
SmartAgriHubs launched its special Covid-19 open call! Apply before 3 June
As Europe is facing the Covid-19 crisis, it must further stimulate development of digital innovations which can tackle the challenges…
![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…
![Coming soon - SmartAgriHubs open call, supporting new Innovation Experiments in the agrifood sector](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/SmartAgriHubs-420x540.png)
Coming soon - SmartAgriHubs open call, supporting new Innovation Experiments in the agrifood sector
The SmartAgriHubs project is soon launching its much-awaited open call! If you are a Digital Innovation Hub (DIH), supporting one…
![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…
![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…
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Developing Organic: Join our ‘Pesticide use and contamination’ project
Dear IFOAM EU members, Today we’re launching a call to join our first ‘Developing Organic’ project on Pesticide use and contamination:…