In all things, misfortune is good.
The agricultural crisis, if not resolving all the peasants' problems, will at least have had the merit of calming the normative ardor of Brussels.
In a rare act of contrition, Ursula von der Leyen buried without fanfare the project aimed at halving the use of pesticides by 2030. It was one of the pillars of the “green deal”, but , faced with the jacquerie, the Commission considers it more prudent to review its copy, taking into account, this time, the economic conditions in which farmers operate.
What hadn't she thought of before?
Taken by a sudden access of lucidity, the Brussels gendarme also promises to strictly regulate his road map towards carbon neutrality in 2050: this - which will be wisely presented after the European elections - must guarantee the competitiveness of industrialists, fair conditions of competition internationally, as well as stable and lasting jobs.
Why didn't we start there?
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