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EU to propose total ban on neonicotinoids

Harry Palmr · 2017-03-23 16:58:25

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/23/europe-poised-for-total-ban-on-bee-harming-pesticides#comment-95415048 Finally, it looks like the agri pharma lobby has been defeated.

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23-03-2017 5:58pm

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/23/europe-poised-for-total-ban-on-bee-harming-pesticides#comment-95415048

Finally, it looks like the agri pharma lobby has been defeated.

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#2 24-03-2017 10:10pm
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We shall see. It actually has to be proposed first and then agreed by the member states. That's one good thing about the UK leaving the EU, I suppose. They're madly pro-pesticides.

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