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MEPs delay vote on EU pesticides bill amid growing backlash
Original: MEPs pause a vote on an EU pesticides bill, as UN experts join scientists in opposition to Big Pharma. A backlash is bui
Members of the European Parliament have paused a vote on an EU 'omnibus' bill that would make it easier to authorise and use pesticides across the bloc. UN experts have joined scientists in opposing the measure, and no new voting date has been set. Critics say the bill would weaken protections, and opposition appears to be mounting against the proposed loosening of pesticide rules.
Why now: The vote's postponement signals mounting political resistance, with UN experts and scientists now publicly opposing the bill.
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- MEPs pause a vote on an EU pesticides bill, as UN experts join scientists in opposition to Big Pharma. A backlash is building against an EU ‘omnibus’ bill that seeks to make it easier to authorise and use pesticides across the bloc. MEPs are yet to set a date to vote on the… · mf_newsdigest@mastodon.mediafaro.org · 3
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