This is typical for the EU. First a law forbidding neonicotinoids, then providing openings to by-pass the law and use this insecticide. Ten other EU member states have also used the exemption.Thus the EU can claim to be environmentally progressive, but do the opposite.
Related Articles

Climate Crisis
Transport & Environment: EU replaces Russian oil barrel for barrel as continent fails to cut demand
Instead of cutting demand, Europe has simply replaced imports from Russia with oil from other producing countries. Read HERE

EU politics
Harrison Stetler – Mario Draghi’s Report Is Far Short of What Europeans Need
‘Mario Draghi’s report on rebooting the European economy has excited supporters of a more integrated EU. The former central banker challenges past pro-austerity dogma — yet takes it for granted that scaled-up private corporations offer […]

Climate Crisis
DeSmog UK: Energy Ministers To Mingle With CEOs of High-Carbon Companies at COP26 Business Dinner
November 5, 2021
Mathew D. Rose
Climate Crisis, Corruption, Lobbying, Regulatory Capture, Sustainability
0
The farce that is COP26 just keeps growing. Read here
Be the first to comment