02/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - When the Parliament gave its view, on 27 March, on the Commission's communication entitled "a thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides" (see EUROPE of 1 April, p.16), it called for binding measures aimed at reducing the use of pesticides within the Union. However, contrary to what was stated in our above-mentioned bulletin, the resolution adopted does not fix an overall indicative target of 50% reduction by the year 2010. An amendment put forward by...