date:Aug 05, 2019
Various civil society organizations across the EU are calling for pesticides to be phased out, biodiversity to be restored and farmers to be supported during a food and farming system transformation. This is detailed in a proposal submitted to the European Commission (EC) for a European Citizens Initiative asking for new legislation. The EC now has two months to approve the proposal before campaigners try to gather a million signatures, which then triggers the EC to decide on follow-up action. T