Spain exported 17,000 tons of pesticides banned in the EU in one year

Spain exported 17,000 tons of pesticides banned in the EU in one year

Spain authorized the export of nearly 17,000 tons of substances harmful to people and the environment  in 2023, mainly to the Global South. This is exposed in the new report ‘Double Standards, Double Risk’. The report from Ecologistas en Acción, Public Eye, the trade union Comisiones Obreras, the EEB and PAN Europe highlights the double standard in pesticide regulation: while banning over 247 toxic substances within its borders, the EU allows co…