Joint Letter to the European Commission: Pesticide Protection Cannot Remain Only on Paper
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On World Bee Day, BeeLife European Beekeeping Coordination and PAN Europe sent a joint letter to the European Commission calling for stronger implementation of science-based pesticide regulation and better protection for pollinators.
The letter focuses on several urgent concerns, highlighting a growing contradiction at the heart of EU pesticide policy:
Procedure for the regulation: it has been 14 years since EFSA recognised that the risk assessment system for pesticides was inadequate for bees, and three years since the revised Bee Guidance Document was published. Yet, a fully adequate framework to protect pollinators from these chemical risks is still missing.
Cypermethrin, Acetamiprid and Flupyradifurone: the letter raises concerns over the continued approval or reassessment of substances such as acetamiprid, flupyradifurone, and cypermethrin, despite increasing evidence of harmful effects on bees, biodiversity, and ecosystems.
Representing both the beekeeping sector and environmental civil society across Europe, BeeLife and PAN Europe call for pesticide policies that consistently reflect independent science, legal commitments, and the precautionary principle — not only in theory, but also in practice.
