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07/06/2020
Vision
Take part in the members-only webinar on our vision & strategy toolkit
Are you an IFOAM EU member who is developing a vision & strategy process for your organisation? Our new member-only toolkit can…
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…
Welcome note April 2020
Dear readers, For all of us, these days are really challenging. We are facing a crisis where no one can…
23/04/2020
Organic regulations
Official publication of new secondary regulations complementing the new Organic Regulation (EU) 2018/848
Following the publication of the new Organic Regulation (EU) 2019/848 in June 2018, two secondary legal acts have been published…
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…
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
To: Commissioner WojciechowskiCc: Commissioner Sinkevičius and Commission Executive Vice-President TimmermansEuropean CommissionBerlaymont, Rue de la Loi 2001000 – Brussels 1st April…
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…
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…
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
On 14 February, IFOAM EU organized a session on Organic Seed and organic heterogenous material in the new EU Organic Regulation at…
Farmers group goes international - 14 February 2020, Nuremberg, Germany
We were glad to welcome our colleagues from the international IFOAM Farmers group (INOFO) at our annual breakfast IFOAM EU…
11/02/2020
About us
Next generation of organic leadership graduates at Biofach 2020 - June 2019-February 2020
IFOAM EU’s Silvia Schmidt and Isabella Lang participated to the Organic Leadership Course June (OLC) 2019 – February 2020. The…