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EU governments have failed to reach agreement on extending the use of the controversial herbicide glyphosate for another decade, after France joined several countries in abstaining from a vote on the matter. The bloc’s 27 member states voted Friday on whether to renew the use of glyphosate – the most widely used herbicide in the EU and an active ingredient in Bayer AG’s Roundup weedkiller – for another 10 years.A "qualified majority" of 15 countries representing at least 65 percent of the bloc's

EU member states have failed to agree on the European Commission's proposed 10-year renewal for the use of glyphosate, a controversial chemical substance used in herbicides.

The European Union must be ready to accept new members by 2030, stressed Monday the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. With little more than a

Europeans would like to see an EU foreign policy based on values, focused on security, human rights and freedom. And most believe the veto system, which enables even single EU member states to halt or delay joint decision-making, must go.

Under current rules, all foreign policy decisions in the EU require the unanimous approval of the 27 member states.