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European & Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization, an intergovernmental organisation responsible for regional cooperation in #PlantHealth #PlantProtection Standards in diagnostic, pest risk analysis, biological control, management of quarantine pests
@efsa-plants.bsky.socialReposted by @epponews.bsky.socialIt was a pleasure to host the @epponews.bsky.social Panel on Phytosanitary Measures at @efsa.europa.eu . The discussions covered many important plant health topics and underscored the value of cooperation between organisations working to safeguard plant health in Europe. 🌿🤝
@epponews.bsky.socialThis week, the EPPO (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization) Panel on Phytosanitary Measures is being hosted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in Parma, Italy. Many thanks to our colleagues at EFSA for hosting us in Parma and for the fruitful exchange
@epponews.bsky.socialThis week, Nico Horn, the EPPO Acting Director-General, has been attending the 38th Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia organised by the International Plant Protection Convention.
Find out more: www.ippc.int/en/ippc-comm...
@epponews.bsky.social⚠️ ADDITION TO THE EPPO ALERT LIST ⚠️
➡️ Cercospora janseana, a reemerging pathogen of rice in southern USA, capable of long distance spread by seed.
🔎 Find out about the risks, damage and more: www.eppo.int/ACTIVITIES/p...
📸 Credit Donald Groth, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Bugwood.org
@epponews.bsky.social🙏 Thank you to everyone who attended the 76th EPPO Council Session.
✍️ The web report is now available detailing all the decisions and Standards approved by Council here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...
🪦 Read the Declaration by Council: www.eppo.int/RESOURCES/po...
@epponews.bsky.socialLast week, Dmitrii Musolin, an EPPO Scientific Officer, took part in the 23rd meeting of the International Forestry Quarantine Research Group (www.ippc.int/en/partners/...).
@epponews.bsky.social❗️ EPPO is recruiting a new Euphresco Coordinator.
➡️ Find out more and apply by 2nd November: jobs.eppo.int/euphcoord2027
@epponews.bsky.social❗️ EPPO is recruiting a new Director-General to lead the EPPO Secretariat and implement and develop the strategy for the Organization.
➡️ Find out more here: www.eppo.int/ABOUT_EPPO/s...
📋️ Apply here before 30th November: jobs.eppo.int/eppodg2027
@epponews.bsky.socialLe nouveau numéro du Service d'information de l'OEPP est disponible: gd.eppo.int/media/data/r...
Toutes les données correspondantes sont également entrées dans EPPO Global Database.
@epponews.bsky.social📢 The September issue of the EPPO Reporting Service is now available.
➡️ Read it here: gd.eppo.int/reporting/Rs...
@epponews.bsky.social7️⃣ 5️⃣ Today we celebrated EPPO's 75th anniversary at UNESCO with talks reflecting on EPPOs past and future, followed by a roundtable discussion and celebration with member countries. 🙏 Thank you to all speakers and thank you to all attendees for their great contributions.
@epponews.bsky.socialThe first day of the EPPO Council is underway in the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The Council meets once a year with all member countries to decide the policies and programme for activity for the next year at EPPO. Stay tuned for further updates!
@epponews.bsky.socialIn 2026, EPPO celebrates its 75th Anniversary! 🌱
For our 50th in 2001, a special issue of the EPPO Bulletin looked at EPPO’s work across all areas. It is free to read now if you want to dive in the past!
@epponews.bsky.social🌐 Web report for the 94th Meeting of the Panel on Global Phytosanitary Affairs
in conjunction with the IPPC Regional Workshop for Europe and Central Asia is now online.
➡️ Read more here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...
@epponews.bsky.socialReposted by @epponews.bsky.socialDo you read the Reporting Service newsletter?
The EPPO Secretariat is organizing a survey to better understand how readers use the Reporting Service and gather suggestions for its improvement.
Link to the survey: tinyurl.com/rssurvey2026
Estimated time for completion of the survey: 5-10 mins
@epponews.bsky.social❗️ We have extended the deadline for the EPPO Jens-Georg Unger Plant Health Fellowship by one month
❓️ Know anyone who may be interested? Let them know now!
🔗 Find out more here: www.eppo.int/ABOUT_EPPO/s...
@forsaid.euReposted by @epponews.bsky.social⌛Today is your last chance to sign up for the workshop on pest reporting by @epponews.bsky.social. 📝 Consistent, well-documented pest status data is exactly what early detection and monitoring systems like the one FORSAID is developing rely on. 👀 Well worth a look for anyone in plant health!
@epponews.bsky.social❗️ Final day to register for the EPPO-NEPPO Workshop on Pest Reporting
🔗 Find out more here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...
@ipsn-bgci.bsky.socialReposted by @epponews.bsky.social🚨The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) continues to spread across Europe. This year, the invasive pest has been spotted in Hungary & Slovakia.
📄Read the official @epponews.bsky.social reports about these sightings here:
For 🇭🇺: gd.eppo.int/reporting/ar...
For 🇸🇰: gd.eppo.int/reporting/ar...
@epponews.bsky.socialDo you read the Reporting Service newsletter?
The EPPO Secretariat is organizing a survey to better understand how readers use the Reporting Service and gather suggestions for its improvement.
Link to the survey: tinyurl.com/rssurvey2026
Estimated time for completion of the survey: 5-10 mins
