Deputies suggest reducing chemical protection of plants as a "common indicator." The European Parliament believes that the use of plant protection chemicals should be reduced to protect pollinating insects such as bees.
At the same time, great financial support is being provided to study the causes of bee death.
In addition, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has called for the resumption of a thorough analysis of neonicotinoids, which are still authorized.
By their legislative decision, the deputies of the European Parliament want to draw attention to the "weaknesses" of the EU pollinator initiative. Strasbourg politicians have already prepared a bill in October.
In particular, it is proposed that the reduction in the use of chemical pesticides be defined as a “general indicator”. For example, national measures to protect bees and other pollinators can be evaluated.
The average bee family has about 50 thousand bees.
To further reduce pesticide residues in bee habitats, the Strasbourg People's Representation also requires that reducing pesticide use be a central component of the forthcoming Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Parliament emphasized the importance of pollinators for biodiversity. They are necessary for agriculture and the reproduction of many plant species.
Therefore, members of the European Parliament urge the Brussels Commission to implement a comprehensive program of action for pollinators and allocate enough funds for this.
Frederick Ries, who is a member of the liberal group Renew Europe (RE) in the environmental committee of the European Parliament, called on the new Brussels Commission to introduce concrete and effective measures.
- Russian bees travel with their entire families in postal parcels.
- Brazilian bees are killed by entire families due to pesticide poisoning.
- Earlier we reported that in Volhynia bees are massively dying.
- We also wrote that the “guard” bees guard the farm from the Kherson region.
- At the beekeeper from the Nikolaev area almost all bees were lost.
