BeeLife, representing the European beekeeping community, raises serious concerns about the European Commission’s legislative proposal and the Council’s position on the regulation of plants developed with new genomic techniques (NGTs).

On 22 September, the day before the official opening of Apimondia, the initiative Pollinating EU will host a special side event at the Danish Parliament, a high-level conference focused on the future of bees, pollinators.

BeeLife is calling on IUCN to support a moratorium on genetic engineering in wild species. Releasing genetically modified organisms into natural ecosystems poses unquantifiable risks to biodiversity, pollinators, and food safety.

On 16 July 2025, the European Commission presented its proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028–2034, totalling nearly EUR 2 trillion. The proposed CAP framework introduces significant changes.

As the European Commission proposed a renewed trade agreement with Ukraine, allowing up to 35,000 tons of duty-free honey imports annually, questions are emerging about how this decision aligns with the EU’s broader commitments to supporting European beekeeping, food safety, and the EU’s internal market priorities.

European agriculture is undergoing a moment of reckoning. Caught between rising environmental challenges - climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss and economic pressures such as non-EU market dependency - and unfair global competition, farmers across the continent are demanding dignity, fairness, and a seat at the decision-making table.

In June 2025, the Regional Administrative Court of Tuscany, Florence, ruled in favor of an Italian beekeeping enterprise, La Pollinosa.

This week, BeeLife has sent an open letter to EU decision-makers urging a major rethink of how we approach food production, rural development, and the future of agriculture in Europe.

As the European Commission prepares for the upcoming SCOPAFF meeting on June 13th, BeeLife has submitted an open letter voicing strong...

Recent headlines about traces of pesticides in honey have stirred consumer concern, but let’s be clear: honey remains one of the purest, most natural products in our diets.

During the week marked by the Bee World Day and Biodiversity Day (from 19th to 23rd May 2025),  BeeLife took the opportunity to be part of active meetings, workshops and advocacy discussions in Brussels.

In a landmark ruling for pollinator protection and environmental health, the Administrative Court of Appeal of Marseille has annulled the market authorisations (AMMs) of two neonicotinoid-based insecticides, Closer and Transform, manufactured by Corteva Agrisciences.