On Wednesday 22 March, Clara Aguilera (S&D, Spanish), rapporteur for the European Parliament Agriculture Committee, said that she did not want to block but “improve” the proposal on reducing the use of pesticides.
Ms Aguilera presented her working document on this issue (see EUROPE B13144A6) to the European Parliament Agriculture Committee. In the document, she identifies four main problem areas: the ban on pesticides in sensitive areas (definitions and plant protection treatments),...