The EU Commission proposal includes a ban on all pesticides areas such as public parks, playgrounds, schools, sports grounds and public paths (Photo: Aqua Mechanical)

EU sets pesticides and eco-rules to avoid 'pollinator collapse'

Green Economy

by Elena Sánchez Nicolás, Brussels,

New rules to reduce the use of pesticides in the EU and support farmers were unveiled by the European Commission on Wednesday (22 June) — after a three-month delay due to rising concerns over the impact of the war in Ukraine on global food supplies.

"Using the war in Ukraine to water down proposals and scare Europeans into believing sustainability means less food is frankly quite irresponsible, because the climate and biodiversity crises … is what threatens our food security,"

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Author Bio

Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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The EU Commission proposal includes a ban on all pesticides areas such as public parks, playgrounds, schools, sports grounds and public paths (Photo: Aqua Mechanical)