Work on finding a compromise between the various political groups on the draft report of the European Parliament's Special PEST Committee begins this week in Strasbourg, the Greens/EFA said on 7 November at a press conference on the exposure of European citizens to toxic pesticides (see EUROPE 12132)
The attempt at political rapprochement is necessary, as 1140 amendments have been tabled to the 20-page draft report presented by the co-rapporteurs - Bart Staes (Greens/EFA, Belgium) and...