The European Commission confirmed on Monday 26 June that it is close to completing the inter-service consultation on the proposal for a virtually complete ban on three neonicotinoid pesticides that can kill bees.
“The intention is to propose new restrictions on these products complementing those taken in 2013”, said spokesperson Anca Paduaru. The products at issue are Thiamethoxam (produced by Syngenta) and Clothianidin and Imidacloprid (both by Bayer).
The announcement was made in...