Hosted by Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe), SumOfUs, Public Eye, The European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), PAN Germany and Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO).
Where: Residence Palace (Passage room) & Online Webstreaming
When: 1 December 2022, 09:15 - 12:30 CET
Language: English
Programme: The meeting will be chaired by Eoin Dubsky
09:15 - 09:30: Opening by Chair Eoin Dubsky, SumOfUs, Senior Campaign Manager
09:30 - 10:45 Session 1: The EU’s exports of banned pesticides and their impacts on importing countries
- Introduction by Dr. Marcos A. Orellana, United Nations Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights (prerecorded video) (5 mins)
- “The impact of pesticides on farmworkers in Africa” (10mins)
- Mopholosi Morokong, The International Union of Food and Farm Workers, Occupational Health and Safety Officer for Africa (online)
- “The EU’s-banned pesticide exports” (10 mins)
- Laurent Gaberell, Public Eye, Agriculture and food expert
- “The voices of the impacted communities” (30 mins)
- Brazil: Operação Amazônia Nativa (OPAN) (prerecorded video),
- Larissa Mies Bombardi, Researcher at the Department of Geography, University of São Paulo
- LMIC Civil Society: Two Representatives (online/ prerecorded)
- “Q&A session with participants” (15 mins)
10:45 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 Session 2: Why an EU-wide export ban is needed and how to do it
- “Views from Member States supporting export bans” (15 minutes)
- Belgium: Ms. Zakia Khattabi’s, Minister of Climate, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Green Deal
- France: M. Christophe Béchu, Ministre de la transition écologique (TBC)
- “NGOs Joint-Statement, time to put an end to double standards” (10 mins)
- The European Environmental Bureau or Corporate Europe Observatory
- “An EU-wide export ban, What is the European Commission planning?” (10 minutes)
- Patrick Child, Deputy Director General in DG RTD Research and Innovation, European Commission
- “Closing remarks from Members of the European Parliaments (MEPs)” (25 minutes)
- MEP M. Rivasi (Greens/EFA) (TBC)
- MEP E. Andrieu (S&D) (TBC)
- MEP A. Hazekamp (The Left) (TBC)
- “Q&A session with participants” (15 mins)
- Chair closing remarks and thanking words by Eoin Dubsky, SumOfUs, Senior Campaign Manager
SEE the LIVESTREAM (soon!)
