Ursula von der Leyen proposed the withdrawal of a legislative project aimed at halving the use of pesticides in the European Union. This was at the center of the “Green Deal” The legislative project on pesticides, proposed in June 2022 by Brussels, aimed to halve by 2030 the use and risks at EU level of chemical phytosanitary products compared to the period 2015-2017.
“We need to go beyond a polarized debate, build trust, and seek solutions to problems together,” she concluded.