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European Commission sacrifices public health on the altar of “competitiveness”

European Commission sacrifices public health on the altar of “competitiveness”

Arnika criticises the proposed repeal of the obligation to report data to the SCIP database, the tool tracking the presence of hazardous substances in products placed on the EU...

From Paper Parks to Real Protection: European and Moldovan Experts Join Forces to Safeguard Nature on Moldova’s EU Path

From Paper Parks to Real Protection: European and Moldovan Experts Join Forces to Safeguard Nature on Moldova’s EU Path

Government representatives, European partners, international organisations and conservation specialists gathered in Chisinau for the international conference “Approaches to...

Toxic Metals Found in Ceramic Mugs on the Serbian Market

Toxic Metals Found in Ceramic Mugs on the Serbian Market

Serbian organisation Safer Chemicals Alternative, together with the Czech organisation Arnika, has published a new report titled “A Heavier Sip”, presenting the results that show...

Experts Urge for Improving EU Chemicals policy as Exposure to Toxic Substances Drives Rising Health and Economic Costs

Experts Urge for Improving EU Chemicals policy as Exposure to Toxic Substances Drives Rising Health and Economic Costs

Leading scientists, consumer advocates and policymakers gathered in Brussels for the conference From Evidence to Policy: Toward a Tox free Living Environment. They warned that...

Invisible and Eternal Threat of PFAS: Arnika Presents New Evidence of Global Contamination at the Dioxin 2025 Conference

Invisible and Eternal Threat of PFAS: Arnika Presents New Evidence of Global Contamination at the Dioxin 2025 Conference

New findings about the so-called “forever chemicals” (per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS) that do not degrade in nature and accumulate in human and animal bodies, were...

Rising persecution of environmental defenders signals shrinking civic space

Rising persecution of environmental defenders signals shrinking civic space

Environmental defenders across Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia are increasingly facing legal pressure, intimidation and attemptsto restrict their work. Non-governmental...

Civil society under pressure: Many states keep only formal promises of environmental democracy

Civil society under pressure: Many states keep only formal promises of environmental democracy

Governments across Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia are increasingly failing to uphold the Aarhus Convention, a treaty that guarantees access to information, public...

Ukraine: Martial law hinders access to information and environmental protection

Ukraine: Martial law hinders access to information and environmental protection

Amid many other wartime restrictions and hardships, martial law in Ukraine has also complicated access to environmental information and limited public participation in...

Mapping Toxic Contamination in War-Affected Dnipropetrovsk Region

Mapping Toxic Contamination in War-Affected Dnipropetrovsk Region

14.10.2025 DNIPRO/PRAGUE – Czech NGO Arnika, with financial support from the Czech Development Agency, is launching next phase of mapping and remediation of environmental...

Dangerous Chemicals in Children Pacifiers. Consumer Organizations Demand Stricter EU Regulation

Dangerous Chemicals in Children Pacifiers. Consumer Organizations Demand Stricter EU Regulation

In a recent collaborative testing campaign, consumer organisations from Czechia, Slovenia and Hungary have exposed significant safety issues in pacifiers, including the presence...

Rustavi children play in contaminated playgrounds as the government ignores the toxic industrial legacy

Rustavi children play in contaminated playgrounds as the government ignores the toxic industrial legacy

RUSTAVI/PRAGUE: Children in Rustavi, a Georgian industrial centre, play on playgrounds contaminated with banned chemicals, while local families consume toxic food, exposing them...

Arnika warns: The situation in Georgia is deteriorating dramatically. Environmental defenders are on the front lines

Arnika warns: The situation in Georgia is deteriorating dramatically. Environmental defenders are on the front lines

Czech NGO Arnika expresses deep concern about the legislative developments in Georgia and the persecution of NGOs. It perceives the restrictive measures being taken and the...