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Bee-killing Insecticides Continue to be set Free in Romania
Press Release BeeLife European Beekeeping Coordination 16 January 2018 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium BeeLife and its member Romapis stand...
Jan 16, 2018
Uncertainty on EU Neonicotinoid Restriction as Voting in the European Commission is Postponed
PRESS RELEASE BeeLife European Beekeeping Coordination 13 December 2017 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Today an important voting session has...
Dec 13, 2017
SAVE THE BEES COALITION 80 EU NGOs gather to demand a full ban on neonicotinoids
In December 2013, the European Commission restricted the use of 3 highly bee-toxic neonicotinoid insecticides, namely imidacloprid,...
Dec 5, 2017
Big loss for the bee community
The bee community has experienced a great loss with the recent death of Dr. Job van Praagh. Honorary Professor at the University of...
Nov 7, 2017
THE FOX CONTINUES IN CHARGE OF THE HENHOUSE Pesticide industry involvement in EU risk assessment
In 2010 Bee Life and Corporate Europe Observatory published a report showing how industry “experts” were undermining the EU review of the...
Oct 24, 2017
The state of neonicotinoid bans in Europe and worldwide
UNAF published a state of the art of neonicotinoid bans in Europe and worldwide. You can read it here (in French only). The document,...
Sep 19, 2017
Research summary: a detective story
Prédire le risque d'exposition aux pesticides est un outil important pour déterminer le danger potentiel d’un produit. Une étude récente,...
Sep 18, 2017
Research summary: immunosuppression in honeybee queens
Une étude récente, par Annely Brandt et al. se penche sur les effets des néonicotinoïdes sur le système immunitaire des reines d'abeilles...
Aug 16, 2017
Neonicotinoids and Water
Click here for more information on the scientific research (in French)
Jul 25, 2017
Jul 25, 2017
Bee Week buzzing at EU Parliament
PRESS RELEASE Louvain-La-Neuve, 29 June 2017 From 26 to 28 June, the European Parliament in Brussels was home to the 6th European Bee...
Jun 29, 2017
EU Bee Week starts today with scientific symposium
PRESS RELEASE Louvain-La-Neuve, 26 June 2017 Bee Life, an NGO working for the future of pollinators and beekeepers, was proud to join...
Jun 26, 2017
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