Alarmed by the prospect of global food shortages due to the conflict in Ukraine, the EU wants as much land as possible turned over to grains. Berlin's new, greener government is pushing back.
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Member states have joined forces to call for an EU-wide plant protein strategy, which they say is needed “more than ever” in light of the war in Ukraine, but the European Commission is currently unwilling to play ball.
The European Commission has pushed back the tabling of its 'Nature protection package', which included the proposal to slash the use and risk of chemical pesticides in half by 2030 and nature restoration targets which aim at halting biodiversity loss in Europe.