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 calls on the United States to extend the removal of restrictions to the rest of the EU Member States.
In 2013, Washington classified the EU as infected by both insects, but the Commission claims that they are absent in the majority of Member States and under control throughout the EU. (Original version in French by Léa Marchal)