Lack of trust in European institutional actions reigns. The Austrian NGO Global 2000 and the European branch of the world-wide NGO Pesticide Action Network…
Criminal complaints filed against UE on glyphosate approval Read Post »
The 28 countries of the EC have finally voted today – by a majority of one – in favour of renewing the use of glyphosate for another five years. 16 votes out of the 28 countries were needed to clinch the deal, representing 65% of the EU populatio…
Glyphosate. Voted in for another 5 years by the European Union Read Post »
[multilanguage_switcher]As reports come in of a spike in radioactivity in the air over the southern Urals which may or may not have drifted over towards Western Europe, we are reminded of just how invisible air pollution can be. Yet the dangers a…
Air Pollution across Europe: launch of new online real-time map Read Post »
[multilanguage_switcher]The European Commission’s proposed new criteria defining endocrine disruptors* in plant protection products, proposed in July, was rejected by the Euro…
European Parliament vetoes criteria on endocrine disruptors Read Post »
[multilanguage_switcher]The European Commission vote concerning the ban or extension of the use of the controversial weedkiller glyphosate – due this week – has been postponed, it is said, to give Germany time to form a coalition government. No futu…
Glyphosate: EC vote postponed Read Post »
[multilanguage_switcher]France’s Glyphosate and Alternative Farming Read Post »
[multilanguage_switcher]Last week, 28 August, France’s minister for Agriculture Stéphane Travert officially opened the first workshops of France’s new Estates General for Food/ France’s Estates General for Food: Help the Farmers Read Post »
[multilanguage_switcher]Why, when we need bees so much, do we still spray our crops with bee-killing pesticides? France alone has seen a 4% increase in sal…
Neonicoinoids: sales up in France, despite ban. Read Post »
[multilanguage_switcher]The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on 16 June that Bisphenol A is a “substance of very high concern bec…
Bisphenol A recognized unanimously as an endocrine disruptor by ECHA Read Post »
Alone against the storm she fights while others
bow and wait, hide and bend for cover,
dare…
