An working group met this week at EPPO Headquarters to draft a Standard on hot water treatment to control Xylella fastidiosa. This work is part of the BeXyl Project (Beyond Xylella), Work Package 3 ‘Thermal treatment for safe plant material exchange’. More at bexylproject.org

📅 Join us on the 17th April, 11am CET, for a webinar to find out about the EPPO Jens-Georg Unger fellowship and hear the experiences of past and current fellows. ➡️ Find out more: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202... ➡️ Register now: eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🌲How can we safeguard European forests from invasive tree-killing Agrilus Wood Borers🪲? Join next month's joint @epponews.bsky.social @fao.org-REUFIS BFW conference & be part of the response! 📍Vienna, Austria 📅Tue 21 - Thu 23 Apr 2026 🔗[Read more](bit.ly/4dGc7ib) #Biosecurity #ForestHealth

📅 This week the EPPO Panel on Phytosanitary Measures are meeting at the EPPO Headquarters in Paris. 🌐 Stay tuned for the web report! ➡️ Find out more about the Panel here: www.eppo.int/ABOUT_EPPO/p...

👉️ ONE WEEK LEFT to register your interest in attending the EPPO Pest Risk Analysis training Workshop happening in November in Belgrade. ➡️ Find out more and pre-register here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

Saturday 21st March was International Day of Forests 2026. 🌳 Thank you to our experts for their dedication to safeguarding forest health. 📢 Don’t forget: EPPO is co-organizing a conference this April on “Safeguarding Forests in Europe" 🔗 Register and find out more: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

Last week during #CPM20 we had the opportunity to present our poster on the EPPO Database on Resistance Cases: ‘The EPPO Database on resistance cases: addressing pesticide resistance to support plant health and One Health objectives’ Read more here: resistance.eppo.int

Thank you to the @IPPC for organising yet another productive CPM. #CPM20 was also a great chance to meet our colleagues from across the region. Thank you to EPPO member countries for their excellent participation before and during CPM-20.

This week, we are attending the International Plant Protection Convention's (IPPC) 20th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-20) at the FAO Headquarters in Rome. 📺️ Follow the discussions live: www.fao.org/webcast/en

🌐 Web report for the 26th Meeting of the Panel on General Standards on Efficacy Evaluation now online! 📚️ Read about new and revised Standards for efficacy evaluation! ➡️ Read more: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

⚠️ ADDITION TO THE EPPO ALERT LIST ⚠️ ➡️ Senecio deltoideus is recorded as an established species in the EPPO region where it can form dense stands which can negatively impact biodiversity and ecosystem services. 🔎 Find out about the risks, damage and more: www.eppo.int/ACTIVITIES/p...

EPPO Scientific Officer Rob Tanner will be presenting today on the challenges and opportunities for the utilization of biological control agents in the EPPO region at the 17th Slovenian Plant Protection Conference 2026. Find out more about the conference here: dvrs.si/17-slovensko...

🤝 Last Friday, EPPO Scientific Officer Valerio Lucchesi attended the 41st Meeting of the OECD's Working Party on Pesticides in Paris. 👨‍🏫 He presented EPPO activities on Plant Protection Products at the Working Party. 🙏 Thank you to the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social for inviting us to participate.

📢 LE NOUVEAU SERVICE D’INFORMATION EST DISPONIBLE! 📖 Découvrez les dernières actualités phytosanitaires pour la région OEPP. 🔓 Lire en français ici - gd.eppo.int/media/data/r...

📢 February's Reporting Service is OUT NOW! 📖 Read about the latest phytosanitary updates for the EPPO region in February's reporting service. 🔓 Free to read in English and French at gd.eppo.int/reporting/Rs...

❓️ Have you seen this campaign that was just added to the EPPO Platform on Communication Material? ➡️ See more here: media.eppo.int/index?id_gal...

🌐 Web report for the EWG for PRA on Senecio angulatus now online! 📚️ Read about the discussions for the pest risk analysis on this invasive alien plant species below! ➡️ Read more here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

🥳 In April this year, we will be marking 75 years since EPPO's establishment. 🌍️ In the video below, you can see how our member countries have changed over time. We have grown from 15 original members in 1951 to 52 today. ➡️ You can read more about our history here: www.eppo.int/ABOUT_EPPO/b...

💕 Thinking of how to treat that special someone in your life? 💘 Look no further - EPPO's 2026 valentines cards have been released. ❤️‍🔥 Download our 2026 cards and see last years cards on the EPPO Platform on Communication Material: media.eppo.int/index?id_gal...

👉️ PRE-REGISTER NOW for the EPPO Pest Risk Analysis training Workshop happening in November in Belgrade. ➡️ Find out more and pre-register here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

❓️ Did you see our announcement of the EPPO Jens-Georg Unger Plant Health Fellowship last year? ➡️See all successful applicants here: www.eppo.int/ABOUT_EPPO/s...

МККЗР на прошлой неделе выпустила русскоязычную версию своего Руководства по участию в Комиссии по фитосанитарным мерам (КФМ)! The IPPC Secretariat has released the Guide to participating in CPM in Russian! 💬 Also available in 🇬🇧 English and 🇫🇷 French. ➡️ www.ippc.int/en/news/now-...

🔊 Web report for the 17th Meeting of the EPPO Panel on Diagnostics in Nematology is now online! ➡️ Read about new and revised Standards in the web report! 🔗 Read more here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

🔊 Web report for the 92nd Meeting of the Panel on Global Phytosanitary Affairs is now online! ➡️ Read more here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

❓ Did you miss last week's Xylella seminar with EPPO Scientific Officers Charlotte Trontin and Rob Tanner? ➡️ You can now watch it on youtube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEQF...

📢 LE NOUVEAU SERVICE D’INFORMATION EST DISPONIBLE! 📖 Découvrez les dernières actualités phytosanitaires pour la région OEPP. 🔓 Lire en français ici - gd.eppo.int/media/data/r...

📢 January's Reporting Service is OUT NOW! 📖 Read about the latest phytosanitary updates for the EPPO region in November's reporting service. 🔓 Free to read in English and French at gd.eppo.int/reporting/Rs...

🌱 Web report now online for the 25th EPPO Panel on Efficacy Evaluation of Herbicides and Plant Growth Regulators. 👍 The meeting covered new and updated Standards on efficacy evaluation, PGRs and general Standards. ➡️ Read more here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

❓ Have you visited the EPPO Platform on PRAs recently? 🆕 New PRAs from EFSA, the UK, the Netherlands and the USDA have been recently added! ➡️ See more at pra.eppo.int

⏰ REGISTRATION CLOSES NEXT WEEK for the EPPO-REUFIS-BFW Conference ‘Safeguarding Forests in Europe: Emerging Risks of Agrilus Wood Borers (Buprestidae)’ 🔗Find out more and register here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

🦠 Last week, EPPO Scientific Officer Ms Trontin gave an update on EPPO’s activities in virology and phytoplasmology to the 7th workshop of the EURL for Pest of Plants on Viruses, Viroids and Phytoplasmas. 🙏 Thanks to the EURL for the opportunity to present EPPO activities.

🗓️ Have you seen? Charlotte Trontin and Rob Tanner, Scientific Officers at EPPO, will be presenting next week's Xylella seminar! 🔗 Join the seminar on zoom: us06web.zoom.us/j/8681527594...

🔊 Web report for the EPPO Webinar on Mapping and Modelling in EPPO PRAs is now online! 📽️ The webinar shared tools, data, and experiences from across the EPPO region, with a focus on strengthening future PRA work. ➡️ Read more here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

❓ Preparing communication material for the new year and seeking inspiration? 🔎 We have added new filtering features to help users find communication campaigns and activities on the EPPO Platform on Communication Material ➡️ Visit the EPPO Platform on Communication Material - media.eppo.int

📚 HAVE YOU SEEN? Issue 55-3 of the EPPO Bulletin is now online! 🗝️ All EPPO Standards and several articles are free to access! 🔗 Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652338...

📸 In 2025, 1500+ new photos were added to the EPPO Global Database (gd.eppo.int), bringing the total to over 16000! 🤳 Images are freely available for educational purposes (with proper citation) 🙏 Thank you very much to all photographers and experts supporting #planthealth!

✨ New cases added to the EPPO Database on Resistance Cases✨ 249 new cases of resistance have been validated on the EPPO Database on Resistance Cases since October 2025. resistance.eppo.int/index 🔎 Read more here resistance.eppo.int/latest_news?...

There is a lot on innovation in plant health. The IPPC Secretariat invites NPPOs, RPPOs, and accredited organizations to submit proposals for the Plant Health Innovation Fair (13 March 2026) Apply by 30 January 2026. www.ippc.int/en/calls/cal...

⏰ REGISTRATION CLOSES on 31st January for the EPPO-REUFIS-BFW Conference ‘Safeguarding Forests in Europe: Emerging Risks of Agrilus Wood Borers (Buprestidae)’ 🔗Find out more: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

🎉 Happy New Year to all of our followers! ➡️ As we start the new year, why not take time to explore some of the tools we have on the EPPO Global Database? 📽️ Here is a video explaining the batch query tool on gd.eppo.int

📚 Issue 55-3 of the EPPO Bulletin is now online! ➡️ Read an Editorial, 7 Standards, 1 Datasheet, and 5 original articles, the EPPO Strategic Framework 2026-2030 and our Annual report and Council recommendations for 2024. 🔗 Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652338...

📢 OUT NOW: 9th Newsletter of the EPPO Network of experts working on surveillance, monitoring, and control of the Emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis. 📖 Read here: www.eppo.int/media/upload...

🔊 In 2025 the EPPO Reporting Service reported information from over 129 countries, see some of the highlights below! 🔗All information is stored in gd.eppo.int and an index for 2025 is also available at gd.eppo.int/reporting/Rs... 🙏Thank you to all our readers and contributors!

Two 2025 EPPO Jens-Georg Unger Plant Health Fellowships have been awarded for 2025: Ms Songül Erken Meral and Mr Barendinus van Doorn will benefit from this fellowship to gain international experience in plant health. ➡️See successful applicants: www.eppo.int/ABOUT_EPPO/s...

❄️☃️ Season's Greetings from the EPPO Secretariat ☃️❄️ Thank you to all of our experts and member countries for your hard work throughout 2025! ⚠️ Please note the EPPO Secretariat will be closed over the Christmas period, from Monday 22nd December until the morning of Monday 5th January.

🔊 Web report for the 6th Webinar for EPPO Codes Users is now online!! 📽️ Recordings of all the presentations are available too! ➡️ Read and watch here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

➡️Don't forget to REGISTER for the EPPO-REUFIS-BFW Conference ‘Safeguarding Forests in Europe: Emerging Risks of Agrilus Wood Borers (Buprestidae)’ 🔗Find out more and register by 31st December here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

🔊 Web report for the Expert Working Group for a Pest Risk Analysis on Clavibacter nebraskensis, Goss’s bacterial wilt and leaf blight is now online! ➡️ Read more here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

📢 Web report now online for the 54th meeting of the Panel for the Efficacy Evaluation of Fungicides and Insecticides. ➡️ Read about NEW and revised Standards that were discussed! 🔗 Read more here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

📢 Don't forget we're #hiring for a new Administrative Officer to oversee accounting, financial support, and human resources. 🔗 Read more and apply: jobs.eppo.int/gs7adm2025 ⏱️ The DEADLINE is at the end of this week - 13th December!