[HIGHLIGHTS] Pesticides: what is this Green Deal proposal buried this Tuesday by the European Commission?

European Commission withdraws proposed regulation on the sustainable use of pesticides. Deemed too restrictive by its opponents, it was rejected by MEPs in November.

This Tuesday, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen definitively withdrew the proposed regulation. The text provided for a 50% reduction in the use of pesticide by 2030. It was one of the strongest of the “ Green Deal” (Green Deal), will ultimately not have resisted the revolt of European farmers, writes Agnes Poirier.