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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 53m

As the world honours Judge Pillay, the EU should honour her too, by finally answering MEPs’ letter, ending the double standards,& stopping the OmnibusX pesticide rollback Share this if you think human rights shouldn’t stop at EU’s borders #PesticideDoubleStandards #CorporateCapture #NobelPeacePrize

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 53m

That letter has not been answered. The highest echelons of the European Commission are hiding in the corridors of shame Von der Leyen promised in 2020 to end these double standards and “lead by example” That promise was quietly withdrawn under pressure from the German chemical industry and CropLife

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 53m

After the hearing, MEP Satouri (chair, Human Rights Committee) and MEP Bullmann (head of the SA delegation) wrote to the European Commission. The question: why does Europe keep exporting thousands of tonnes of pesticides banned for use here — and what is it doing to stop it?

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 53m

Pillay told MEPs: “The costs of pesticide harm should no longer be externalised to society. Pesticide manufacturers must be held accountable for the health, environmental & regulatory costs associated w/ their products” Behind every statistic: workers, families, children living w/ chemical exposure

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 53m

As part of the End Toxic Pesticide Trade Coalition, we helped get Judge Pillay invited to a hearing of the EP Human Rights Committee She presented findings of South African People’s Tribunal on AgroToxins, and named what’s happening for what it is: a human rights crisis 🔗 agrotoxinstribunalsa.co.za

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People's Tribunal on Agrotoxins – Health, Justice, Dignity

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 53m

🏆 Judge Navi Pillay just won the Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay chaired UN commission that concluded Israel was guilty of genocide in Gaza. Earlier this year she told MEPs exactly what EU pesticide export double standards cost people around the world. The Commission still hasn’t answered her. Thread 🧵👇

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Ecologistas en Acción @ecologistasenaccion.org · 10h

Demostrado: las instituciones europeas están 'copiando' demandas de la agroindustria en sus propuestas de desregulación de plaguicidas. ¡A veces hasta con el mismo lenguaje! Lo sabemos gracias a la investigación de @corporateeurope.org

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Comisión y Europarlamento copian demandas de la industria

La Comisión Europea y los partidos de derecha del Parlamento Europeo copian a la industria de plaguicidas en el Ómnibus de Alimentos y Piensos

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 10h

And the key examples are here: corporateeurope.org/sites/defaul...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 10h

📣 CEO this week published research uncovering the pesticide co-writing the Food & Feed Omnibus proposals. 👉 No time to read it yet? Here's Deutsche Welle's Living Planet programme featuring the report at 16m30. www.dw.com/en/pupils-vs...

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Pupils vs Police: Macron’s teaching moment?

Why students are protesting across France and scientists are sounding the alarm over EU pesticide rules. Plus, Spain’s wildfire damage and efforts to restore affected areas, and a UK special on Burnha...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/10/2026

Merci Pollinis; great translations and images

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POLLINIS @pollinis.org · 08/10/2026

🚨 Omnibus Pesticides : Selon un nouveau rapport d’enquête publié par l’ONG @corporateeurope.org, la Commission européenne et des députés européens de droite ont intégré les principales revendications des lobbies des #pesticides - parfois presque mot pour mot - dans le projet de loi « #Omnibus X » .

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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🌱 “No ban without alternatives” – yet the pesticide industry resists measures to speed up biocontrol approvals. Organic shows another way: prevention first, supported by natural substances where needed. EU policy must reduce dependence on synthetic pesticides. More from @corporateeurope.org 👇

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Juliette Leroux @jujusg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Tell your MEP to oppose deregulation of pesticide authorisations! 👇

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/10/2026

8/ This is what corporate capture looks like. Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to read our content and share it, because sunlight is a great disinfectant! corporateeurope.org/en/newsletter

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/10/2026

7/ We want an industrial policy for chemicals which leads to ✅ safer and healthier environments for citizens and workers ✅ cleaner & greener chemicals ✅ meaningful decarbonisation Critical Chemicals Alliance will not deliver any of this. It needs scrapping! corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/c...

Infographic by Corporate Europe Observatory and EEB titled 'A future vision for the chemicals industry should:' Six speech bubble points surround an illustration of two people holding a protest sign: Redefine criticality as essentiality for the public interest; Focus defossilisation of the chemicals industry; Avoid public support without conditionalities; Stop awarding privileged access to vested interests; Focus on detoxification of harmful chemicals; Further reduce demand and supply of petrochemicals and plastics; Encourage the clean, green chemicals companies of tomorrow.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/10/2026

6/ As a potent symbol of this corporate capture, attendees at today’s General Assembly will be welcomed by big #PFAS producer Arkema! Bravo to @eeb.org & @chemsec.bsky.social for pulling out of Alliance last week. We say no to corporate capture of EU chemicals policy! chemsec.org/reports/the-...

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The world’s top 10 PFAS producers — most are expanding production

Who are the top PFAS producers? How dependent are they on their PFAS production, and what strategies do they have moving forward?

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/10/2026

5/ The detoxification agenda – tackling harmful chemicals – is entirely absent from industry-dominated Critical Chemicals Alliance. It wants these, and more, problematic substances designated critical: ⚠️ PFAS + precursor ⚠️ PVC + additives ⚠️ Benzene ⚠️ Titanium dioxide eeb.org/en/library/m...

Infographic by Corporate Europe Observatory and EEB on the Critical Chemicals Alliance, subtitled 'An EU process driven by chemicals industry - What could go wrong?' Three chemicals are highlighted: Benzene (C₆H₆), linked to blood cancer; Polyvinyl Chloride/PVC ((C₂H₃Cl)ₙ), linked to multiple health conditions; and PFAS precursor, described as forever chemicals. A laboratory flask illustration appears alongside the question 'Critical for whom, exactly?'

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/10/2026

4/ With such corporate dominance, when things get put to a vote in the Critical Chemicals Alliance, the outcome is a foregone conclusion. That's what will happen today. Check out new @eeb.org analysis about the highly problematic agenda being voted on today eeb.org/en/library/m...

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Media briefing_Critical Chemicals Alliance: When “criticality” risks becoming a back door to deregulation

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/10/2026

3/ Civil society is massively outnumbered in the Critical Chemicals Alliance, including by the big industrial, incumbent behemoths. NGOs have been marginalised, excluded from the important spaces, and face ongoing obstacles to their participation. corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/c...

Infographic by Corporate Europe Observatory and EEB on Critical Chemicals Alliance membership. Key statistics: 16:1 ratio of industry members to NGOs; 293 members in total, comprising 124 companies, 86 trade associations, and 13 civil society groups. Member logos shown include Cefic, Plastics Europe, BASF, Evonik, INEOS, Syensqo, TotalEnergies, and Chemours. An illustration of a businessman blowing a whistle while standing on a pile of money appears in the centre.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/10/2026

2/ There are several reasons why we called our report “Captured! The Critical Chemicals Alliance: by industry, for industry.” It’s been clear from the start that corporate influence would be steering the Alliance’s public priorities and investment. corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/c...

Infographic by Corporate Europe Observatory and EEB asking 'How does the Critical Chemicals Alliance work?' with the subtitle 'Industry shapes the agenda. NGOs are asked to comment on it.' A four-tier pyramid illustration shows the governance structure: Steering Board (5 industry groups, 0 NGOs) at the top; Core Groups (industry holds 4 of 8 leadership positions, 0 NGOs); Extended Groups (some NGOs, asked to validate decisions already made); and General Assembly (includes everyone) at the base. An illustration of a businessman stands at the top. On the right, Cefic is identified as Brussels' biggest corporate lobby spender, holding roles as Steering Board member, Vice-chair of Working Group 1, and Chair of Working Group 2.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/10/2026

1/ Today the EU Commission’s Critical Chemicals Alliance is meeting via its General Assembly. This is really bad news for action on chemicals & climate crises. Find out more in our July 2026 report with @eeb.org Captured! corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/c...

Cover graphic by Corporate Europe Observatory and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) for a new report titled 'Captured! The Critical Chemicals Alliance: By industry, for industry - How private influence shapes public priorities and investment.' On the right, an illustration of the EU flag bound in chains secured with a padlock bearing a euro symbol.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026

@ilexquercus.bsky.social ¡Total! Por eso exigimos que las instituciones y los gobiernos adopten medidas de «firewall», cortafuegos, porque la transparencia no es suficiente cuando la industria tiene acceso privilegiado a procesos de toma de decisiones que deberían ser en interés del bien común.

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Tom Kucharz @tomkucharz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

La nueva investigación de @corporateeurope.org sobre el Paquete Ómnibus de alimentación y piensos revela cómo Bayer, BASF, CropLife Europe y Copa-Cogeca trabajaron codo a codo con la Comisión Europea y el Parlamento Europeo, redactando partes de la legislación. 📓 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/10/f...

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Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) @paneurope.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

📚 A new investigation report by @corporateeurope.org exposes how the #pesticide industry and its allies are trying to weaken pesticide regulations and lower the level of protection for people and the environment. www.pan-europe.info/blog/new-rep...

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New report: Food & Feed Omnibus, written by the pesticide lobby?

A new investigation report by Corporate Observatory Europe exposes how the pesticide industry and its allies are trying to weaken pesticide regulations and lower the level of protection for people and...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026

Exactly! And deregulation is about slashing all the rules that protect us, from climate and environment to workers' rights! 🤜🤛

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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Not that we had any doubts, but here are the smoking guns. Farmers will be poisoned under the banner of "defending farmers". And those pulling the strings are very visible.

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Zach Boren @zdboren.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

important new report from @corporateeurope.org / @nina-holland.bsky.social detailing industry fingerprints all over the pesticide law going through the EU

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Juliette Leroux @jujusg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

News from the Pestibus - it was co-written by the pesticide industry, as @corporateeurope.org just demonstrate in a new report 👇

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026

Take action now, and write to MEPs in the Agri and Envi committees! 🔗 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/a... And read the full report. Share it. Tag your MEP. The pesticide industry is counting on this passing quietly. Let's make sure it doesn't. 🔗 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/10/f...

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Action: Tell MEPs to stop the dismantling of EU pesticide laws | Corporate Europe Observatory

Take action now, and tell MEPs that harmful pesticides should not stay on the market indefinitely, that independent scientific research should not be ignored, and that pesticide approvals should be im...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026

"The paper trail is striking. Once again, we can trace pesticide-industry demands into the Omnibus proposals and parliamentary amendments, in some cases almost word for word", @nina-holland.bsky.social , CEO researcher. The committee vote is 5 November. There is still time.

Quote graphic by Corporate Europe Observatory. A photo of Nina Holland, researcher and campaigner at CEO, appears on the left. The quote reads: 'The paper trail is striking. Once again, we can trace pesticide-industry demands into the Omnibus proposals and parliamentary amendments, in some cases almost word for word. While the industry interests were carefully catered for, the thousands of citizens and scientists calling for stronger health protection were ignored. Omnibus X risks locking Europe into continued reliance on harmful pesticides, rather than delivering the transition towards safer alternatives that policymakers claim to support. This is exactly why we need a firewall between the pesticide industry and policymaking, so that those who profit from pesticides cannot write the rules governing their use.'

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026

An internal CropLife presentation reveals it's a coordinated strategy, not to speed up safer alternatives, but to slow down bans. And while demanding alternatives exist before bans, the same industry is opposing fast-track approval for biocontrol products. Make it make sense.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026

Banned a pesticide? Under these proposals, it could stay on shelves for three more years. That's the "grace period" offered in the Omnibus, “if no alternative”. Dorfmann and Picaro made it a blanket default, exactly what CropLife Europe and Bayer asked for. No coincidence. No shame.

Campaigning graphic against an EU flag background. At the top right, photos of two pesticide industry representatives are labelled 'the pesticide lobby': Claus-Stephan Schraff (Bayer) and Olivier de Matos (CropLife Europe), with arrows pointing to an Omnibus X document proposing to extend grace periods for banned pesticides up to 3 years. Two MEPs — Michele Picaro and Herbert Dorfmann — are shown holding a European Parliament Committee on Environment document proposing a '3 year grace period for all banned pesticides as default.' A silhouette of a child with raised hands appears at the bottom, partially obscured by the document.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026

Industry wanted unlimited pesticide approvals: no renewal, no check of latest evidence, ‘forever’. DG SANTE discussed this with CropLife and Copa-Cogeca in Oct25. Two months later it appeared in the Omnibus draft. Dorfmann and Picaro went further, extending it retroactively, as BASF had demanded 🎯

Campaigning graphic split into two halves. On the left, blue silhouettes of lobbyists labelled Bayer, BASF, Copa-Cogeca, and CropLife Europe, with a speech bubble reading 'Give us pesticide permits that last forever!' One figure sprays a bottle marked with a skull and crossbones. On the right, against an EU flag background, a green arrow connects the pesticide industry to an 'Omnibus X' document dripping green liquid, which feeds back to a cutout photo of a man labelled 'Varhelyi,' who holds up his hand with a badge reading 'Citizens Keep Out.'

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026

Using Freedom of Information requests, we traced demands from Bayer, BASF, CropLife Europe and Copa-Cogeca directly into the Commission's Omnibus proposal, and into amendments by EP co-rapporteurs Dorfmann (EPP) and Picaro (ECR). In some cases, the wording is almost identical.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 06/10/2026

🚨 130+ organisations call on the UN’s Article 6.4 Supervisory Body to suspend the first carbon credits issued under its new “high-integrity” carbon market—and independently investigate the controversial Myanmar cookstove project behind them. bit.ly/4AVxgOM

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Civil society groups call for suspension of first-ever Article 6.4 carbon credits - Global Forest Coalition

More than 130 civil society organisations are calling on the UN’s Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism Supervisory Body to immediately suspend the first carbon credits issued under its new “high-integr...

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Friends of the Earth Europe @foeeurope.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

FOREVER EVER?! Listen to Agnes, an Austrian bee-keeper who has witnessed the terrible impact of pesticides on her bee hives & Carmen, a leading bee expert, as they explain why the use of pesticides cannot go unchecked. 👀🤯 Say no to the #Pesticide #Omnibus! 1/2 Video with @global2000.bsky.social

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Forever, ever?! Why we need protections for bees & rules for pesticides

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Attac Norge @attacnorge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 06/10/2026

The EU Commission is pushing its #EUInc proposal through at record speed But when it comes to #transparency about meetings with #lobbyists re this disputed law, the Commission uses delay tactics We complained, and today the Commission informed us they're delaying their response to our complaint 🤯

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 06/10/2026

Or ‘How the European Commission and right-wing MEPs are writing industry demands into law, at the expense of our health and the environment’ #EPP rapporteur @HerbertDorfmann shame on you!

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 06/10/2026

🇪🇺💥 😱 So also check this space tomorrow as Corporate Europe Observatory will be launching a damning and revealing research report on the ongoing deregulation of the existing European safety pesticide rules. With the title ‘Food and Feed Omnibus, co-written by the pesticide lobby’.

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