EU Parliament buries pesticide regulatio • Table.Briefings

Norbert Lins (CDU), head of the Agriculture Committee, had criticized the planned total ban in protected areas.

The EU Parliament has rejected the European Commission’s proposal on the sustainable use of plant protection products. This means that one of the key texts of the Green Deal is politically dead just months before the end of the legislative period.

„A black day for the environment and farmers.“ The Green rapporteur on the pesticide regulation, Sarah Wiener, was crestfallen in the European Parliament’s plenary chamber. After a fierce battle over amendments, the Commission’s proposal on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation (SUR) was rejected at first reading by 299 votes to 207, with 121 abstentions.

EU Parliament buries pesticide regulation

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