The message sent by MEPs to the European Commission on Tuesday 24 October was a very clear one, when they voted by majority to veto the proposal that seeks to renew the glyphosate licence, which is due to expire on 15 December, for a further period of ten years.
MEPs are calling on the Commission to go back to the drawing board and, instead, propose a total ban on glyphosate from 15 December 2022, with a five-year transition period.
The five years’ respite for this active substance in...