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Strasbourg, France (AFP) April 24, 2024 - EU lawmakers on Wednesday approved a revision of the blocs common agricultural policy (CAP) that scaled back some of the more eco-friendly requirements in a bid to appease farmers protesting what they say are overly strict rules.

The bloc’s notoriously complex legislative process can apparently be simplified — when it comes to farmers, that is, and when an election is around the corner.

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It took just days after French farmers took to the streets for Brussels and Paris to backtrack on important green goals.

Flemish farmers drink morning beers on Place du Luxembourg as food producers rage about green tape from Brussels.

Ahead of the European elections next year, the European People's Party are pitching themselves as the 'farmers' representatives' in Brussels. But they are making misleading claims when they oppose nature-friendly laws in the name of farmers, say critics.

The European Parliament’s farmer-packed agriculture committee is hindering a push for environmental sustainability and consumer interests.

The European Commission has proposed to renew the use of the controversial herbicide glyphosate in the EU for 10 years after a report has found no reason to discontinue its use. 

The European Commission proposed to renew the use of the controversial and widely used herbicide glyphosate in the EU for 10 years on Wednesday, after a report saw no reason to block it.

The European Commission proposed to renew the use of the controversial and widely used herbicide glyphosate in the EU for 10 years on Wednesday, after a report saw no reason to block it.But the European Chemicals Agency last year said scientific evidence did not justify classifying glyphosate as a carcinogen.