POLLINIS

POLLINIS, a nonprofit organization, campaigns for sustainable farming in Europe. It fights for the protection and conservation of pollinators, notably bees, and promotes the transition towards alternative agricultural practices, away from the systematic use of pesticides.

To pursue its goals, POLLINIS provides both the public and European policymakers with reports and information to support laws and policies that encourage sustainable agriculture. These practices have been proven to meet our food needs and are profitable to farmers, all the while preserving product quality, human health and the environment.

We believe that agriculture has a responsibility toward the people who consume its products and who, as taxpayers, indirectly finance massive farming subsidies. To give people a voice in the debate on European
agriculture — the environment, well-being and food safety — POLLINIS raises citizen awareness through emailing campaigns and presents petitions to policymakers and institutions.

POLLINIS focuses on the following issues:
- The protection of pollinators, particularly wild and honey bees.
- The progressive ban of chemical inputs (pesticides, fertilizers).
- Farmers’ self-sufficiency and satisfaction.
- The promotion of alternative and sustainable agricultural solutions.

In addition, POLLINIS identifies and financially supports successful alternative agricultural experiments. Consequently, we offer solutions to current agricultural
practices so that food safety and the environment
for future generations are assured and not threatened.

POLLINIS is proud of its ideological independence. Framing practices today are rich in credible alternative experiments from various ideological and philosophical perspectives. We do not champion any particular one, as we are interested in investigating all plans that reject current intensive agricultural patterns and offer viable solutions for farmers, while producing healthy food and protecting nature.

Policy areas of interest within the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development:
- Common Agricultural Policy
- Direct support
- Rural development
- Agriculture and environment
- Organic farming
- Quality policy
- Biotechnology
- Research and innovation
- Food and feed safety
- Plant health

Policy areas of interest within the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment:
- Chemicals
- Circular economy
- Environmental Assessment
- International Issues
- Land
- Nature and Biodiversity
- Soil
- Sustainable Development
- Waste
- Water
- Greening: Agriculture; Cohesion policy; European Semester; Internal Market; Research; Trade and External Relations

Policy areas of interest within the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety:
- Health
- Food
- Plants
- Antimicrobial Resistance

Subject areas of interest within the European Food Safety Authority:
- Biological hazards
- Chemical containment
- Cross-cutting science
- Food ingredients and packaging
- GMO
- Pesticides
- Plant Health

European Commission initiatives of interest:
- Next steps for a sustainable European future
- Review of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020
- Commission Delegated Regulation on rules for direct payments to farmers including greening
- Review by the European Commission of National Action Plans established under Directive 2009/128/EC
- Analysis of the interface between chemicals, products and waste legislation and identification of policy options
- Communication from the Commission "An Action Plan for nature, people and the economy"
- Communication from the Commission on an Action Plan on Environmental Compliance Assurance
- Communication on Modernising and Simplifying the Common Agricultural Policy
- Evaluation of the impact of the CAP measures towards the general objective "viable food production"
- Horizontal or further sectorial EU action on whistleblower protection
- EU action for sustainability
- New skills agenda for Europe
- Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and the free movement of such data
- White Paper on the future of the EU
- Adapting a number of legal acts to Articles 290 and 291 TFEU (Commission delegated and implementing acts)
- Certain aspects of company law. Codification
- Commission Work Programme 2017
- Communication on access to justice at national level related to measures implementing EU environmental law
- Cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws
- EU eGovernment action plan 2016-2020
- European agenda for the collaborative economy
- European Cloud Initiative
- European free flow of data initiative within the Digital Single Market
- Evaluation of the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment under the CAP (“greening" of direct payments) / Commission evaluation report on the implementation of the EFA obligation
- Protection of workers from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work: exposure limit values
- REFIT Evaluation of the EU legislation on plant protection products and pesticides residues (Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and Regulation (EC) No 396/2005)
- Organic production and labelling of organic products [Official controls Regulation]

European Parliament initiatives:
- 2015 discharge: European Food Safety Authority
- Application of Directive 2004/35/EC on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage
- Biological low-risk pesticides
- e-Democracy in the European Union: potential and challenges
- EP Rules of Procedure: general revision

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Mr Laarman Nicolas (Managing Director)

Mr Laarman Nicolas (Managing Director)

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