In its draft text on simplifying the greening of direct aid, the European Commission confirms that it would still like to see a ban on plant health products in ecological focus areas.
Simplification of the greening of common agricultural policy (CAP) aid, announced almost six months ago, is expected finally to be adopted at the start of 2017 and to come into force in 2018 (a year later than the Commission originally planned). While some of the provisions proposed by the Commission will,...