Frans Timmermans, EU Commission Vice-President: “Without pesticides reduction, we will have a food crisis in Europe”

21 June 2022

Eurydice Bersi

Maria Maggiore

Environment/Silent Death

Frans Timmermans, EU Commission Vice-President: “Without pesticides reduction, we will have a food crisis in Europe”

Eurydice Bersi

Maria Maggiore

21 June 2022

About Silent Death

Europe is stuck in a toxic relationship. For decades, farmers have relied on chemicals to produce the food that feeds the continent. The perils of pesticides are widely known, but their use remains largely unchecked. As a biodiversity crisis unfolds, can Europe address its silent pesticide problem?

EU Commission Vice-President and European Green Deal chief Frans Timmermans explains why the new pesticides regulation is essential to secure long-term food security and why it must not be sacrificed for short-term gains.

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