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Agenda: events not to be missed from 29 June to 2 July

On Monday 29 June, the Parliament’s SANT and ITRE committees will discuss the European Biotech Act 1, with a deadline for amendments set for 7 July. Also on 29 June, an online session with the European Commissioner for Climate Action, Woepke Hokstra, will examine carbon capture and storage (CCS…

Domain(s): Energies, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, International bodies, …
• Article # 446405
• Published on 29/06/26 at 12:00

IFOAM Organics Europe: election of a new board of the 2026-2029 mandate ; Dóra Drexler president

The new board for the 2026-2029 mandate is elected by IFOAM Organics Europe members. Dóra Drexler, director of the Hungarian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture is appointed as president and Jérôme Cinel from Interbio Nouvelle-Aquitaine in France and Marian Blom from Bionext in the…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Bioeconomy, Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 446055
• Published on 26/06/26 at 09:00

Food and Feed Safety Omnibus: European scientists warn that the Commission's proposal increases risks

Scientists from 27 European research institutions warn that the Commission's Food and Safety Omnibus proposal "would increase risks to human health and the environment, reduce incentives for safer pest-control alternatives, and undermine trust in regulatory decision-making", said PAN Europe on…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 445703
• Published on 23/06/26 at 18:33

FR / NGTs: Reactions from agricultural trade unions and industry representatives to the Parliament's vote

“This vote by the European Parliament represents a major step forward for farmers, who need effective solutions to tackle crop diseases and increasingly frequent droughts. NGTs will not address all the challenges facing farms, but they do offer concrete prospects for significantly reducing the…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Trade unions & federations, Policies & Regulation, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 445362
• Published on 19/06/26 at 16:00

New genomic techniques: MEPs adopt new rules in plenary session

Legislation on new genomic techniques (NGT), “facilitating access to new plants that are climate and pest resistant, give higher yields and require fewer pesticides”, has been adopted by the European Parliament during its plenary session on 17/06/2026 in Strasbourg. According to the adopted…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 445064
• Published on 17/06/26 at 17:03

PFAS: the European Commission recommends analysing levels in animal feed

"Member States, in collaboration with operators in the feed sector, should monitor the presence of PFAS in feed during 2026, 2027 and 2028", according to a recommendation adopted by the European Commission on 11 June 2026 and published in the Official Journal of the EU on 16 June…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 444811
• Published on 16/06/26 at 10:59

Agenda: Events not to be missed between 15/06 in 18/06

The week opens in Strasbourg, where the European Parliament's ENVI Committee meets on Monday to vote on the provisional agreement on new genomic techniques (NGT) and to follow up on the CBAM and the TDF (Temporary Decarbonisation Fund, on which the Council is also expected to adopt its position…

Domain(s): Energies, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, European bodies, …
• Article # 444627
• Published on 15/06/26 at 13:00

Bioeconomy: "We aim to launch a new French national action plan by 2027" (Christophe Rupp-Dahlem, CTI)

"Our action plan dates from 2018: it's time to review it. This year, we therefore launched a reflection project along these lines, with a dedicated task force, with the aim of producing a new national action plan on the bioeconomy in 2027. We are starting to work on this with the ministries and…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): National bodies, Bioeconomy, Farming / food production, …
• Article # 443318
• Published on 03/06/26 at 15:00

Regenerative agriculture: "Real transitions cannot be based on marketing claims" (NGOs/farmers' unions)

"In EU policy documents and debates, a diffuse concept of “regenerative” agriculture is increasingly being used to divert policy attention and resources from truly transformative solutions. Real transitions cannot be based on marketing claims that confuse consumers and fragment the integrity of…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 443099
• Published on 02/06/26 at 18:00

Renure Act: "The Ombudswoman acknowledged EEB’s concerns about Commission's Nitrates Directive weakening"

"Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho acknowledged the EEB’s concerns that the Commission had departed from its own Better Regulation standards in authorising the use of manure-based fertilisers (Renure products) above the limits set under the Nitrates Directive", the European Environnmental Bureau said on…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Justice, …
• Article # 443111
• Published on 02/06/26 at 16:35