Slideshow 29.05.2024

EU citizens asked for less pesticides. Find out which politicians listened.

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29-05-2024
The graph shows which political groups voted against an amendment to set a higher reduction target for the most harmful pesticides, to 65% by 2030 instead of 50%.
Regular independent advice is crucial to help farmers in adopting alternative practices. The graph shows which percentages of MEPs were in support of farmers receiving at least once a year independent advice, instead of every three years. 
The proposed new law would ban the use of pesticides in sensitive areas such as nature protected areas, public areas, parks and playgrounds. Who supported this essential protection?
Farmers, nature and consumers need to be better protected from harmful pesticides by adopting a new regulation aimed to further define and concretize crop-specific integrated pest management rules, ensuring pesticides are really used as last resource. The graph shows which percentage of the political groups supported - or not - these mandatory rules.
The responsibility of reducing pesticide use should be shared across the food supply chain, such as the food industry and supermarkets - certainly not on farmers alone. The graph illustrates which percentage of political groups supported holding wholesalers, food producers and supermarkets also accountable for reducing pesticide use. 
Pesticide pollution in water poses severe risks to public health and ecosystems, and incurs significant costs for society.