Unlimited Pesticides? No Vote Before December in the European Parliament
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MEPs at odds with the public as poll shows huge majority against loosening pesticide rules
Between 68-80 percent of Europeans across seven EU states want to phase-out rather than increase pesticide use, according to a new poll. But MEPs appear determined to go in the other direction.
The majority of Spaniards want pesticides to disappear from the countryside. Almost seven out of ten (68%) are in favour of completely eliminating their use in agriculture, just when Europe negotiates a legislative package that could authorize them without expiry date.This is reflected in a survey conducted by YouGov for the PAN Europe network ... Continue reading "Almost 7 out of 10 Spaniards want to eliminate pesticides while Europe negotiates…
The vote on the draft law to ease the framework for pesticides in the European Union is expected in December against a background of strong tensions.
A first vote could take place in the Environment Committee at the beginning of December, before a vote by all MEPs in plenary session in mid-December, indicated parliamentary sources to the AFP on Thursday. These votes have already been rejected on several occasions, as the arm of the European Parliament is tense. Environmental organisations fear that the right and the far right will join forces to try to allow pesticides very widely without tim…
YouGov survey: European and Italian citizens against EU deregulation on pesticides. Pan-Europe, Lipu, Greenpeace and Wwf: "Euro MPs reject Omnibus proposal"
According to a new YouGov survey, conducted on 7,000 people in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Romania and Spain, the majority of respondents do not share some of the main measures contained in the Food and Feed Safety Omnibus package, presented by the [...] The Pesticides article, in Europe and in Italy grows dissent towards EU deregulation comes from Eco from the cities.
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