Von der Leyen withdraws contentious pesticide law amid right-wing backlash and farmer protests

euronews (in English) 2024-02-06

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Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday the withdrawal of a contentious law that aimed to reduce the use of pesticides across the European Union, marking the first defeat of the Green Deal.
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