Bratislava, 12/07/2016 (Agence Europe) - The attempt by MEP Merja Kyllönen (GUE, Finland) to get the European Parliament to veto the extension of the glyphosate licence in the EU failed in Brussels on Tuesday 12 July.
The draft resolution proposing Parliamentary opposition to the 18-month extension put in place by the European Commission on 29 June was rejected. Only 9 MEPs voted in favour, 28 voted against and there were 2 abstentions.
Kyllönen advanced mainly public health reasons,...