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Pesticides: Timmermans responds to EPP and goes straight

"Pesticides to be replaced with new technologies", reiterates the vice president of the European Commission

The rift between European Populars and Socialists on pesticide issues looks set to become a chasm. The former have expressed their opposition to the halving of the use of pesticides, promoted by the European Commission (see EFA News), but clashed with the vice president of the Commission, Frans Timmermans ."Current forms of food production contribute significantly to biodiversity loss, but are also...

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EFA News - European Food Agency

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