On 12 June, the United States withdrew the import restrictions it was applying to certain European plants that it feared might be infected by two invasive insects: the Asian long-horned beetle (anoplophora glabripennis) or the citrus long-horned beetle (anolpophora chinensis).
Growers in 21 EU Member States are affected by this decision, and will be able to export plants more easily and more widely.
The European Commission welcomes this result, achieved after lengthy negotiations, but...