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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...

Black Friday Detox: What’s Hiding Behind the ‘Best Deals’?

Black Friday Detox: What’s Hiding Behind the ‘Best Deals’?

Every November, the promise of ' unmissable deals' takes over shop windows and online banners. From new electronics to fast fashion, Black Friday has become a global symbol of...

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...

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...

Moldovan Volunteer Rangers Join European Congress to Share Progress in Nature Conservation

Moldovan Volunteer Rangers Join European Congress to Share Progress in Nature Conservation

Moldovan volunteer rangers presented their progress at the European Ranger Federation Congress in Brașov, Romania. Supported by NGOs Arnika and Biotica, they shared how the newly...

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...

Indian Summer in Moldova

Indian Summer in Moldova

Long expected parliamentary elections draw most Moldovans' attention, various state institutions seemed to postpone their decisions and activities to the post-electoral period....

Moldovan and Czech environmental NGOs sent an open letter to Moldovan political parties a few days ahead of parliamentary elections

Moldovan and Czech environmental NGOs sent an open letter to Moldovan political parties a few days ahead of parliamentary elections

Four days before Moldovan parliamentary elections (28/09/2025) that will decide on the country´s future geopolitical orientation, two Moldovan environmental NGOs - Biotica and...

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...