A European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) to phase out synthetic pesticides by 2035, support farmers and save bees and nature was launched on Monday 25 November by 90 civil society organisations from 17 EU countries, with the support of organic farming associations.
These NGOs include Friends of the Earth Europe (FoE) and FoE Austria, Pesticide Action Network (PAN), as well as the Munich Environment Institute, the Aurelia Foundation (Germany), Générations Futures (France) and GLOBAL 2000.
This...