Glyphosate

Green News

Commission glyphosate decision unlawful, claims NGO group

Environmental groups say EU executive’s renewal decision is at odds with the latest scientific evidence.

25/01/2024

Euronews Witness

Glyphosate: The much-criticised herbicide that's still used in Europe

Why has glyphosate still not been banned? This is the question being put to politicians by the victims of this herbicide, as the European Commission extends its authorisation for ten more years.

01/12/2023

Europe News

Brussels approves use of glyphosate in EU for 10 more years

The European Commission announced on Thursday that it is approving the use of the controversial chemical substance glyphosate across the European Union for another decade after member states failed to reach an agreement.

16/11/2023

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? EU parks plans to promote animal welfare

In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we hear how the European Commission is juggling multiple files in the context of geopolitical turmoil.

28/10/2023

Europe News

EU countries fail to agree on 10-year extension for glyphosate use

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.

13/10/2023

World News

Glyphosate: Europe divided by the world's most widely used pesticide

The European Commission is preparing to renew the authorisation of glyphosate for a further ten years, with a vote scheduled for 13 October in Brussels.

12/10/2023

Europe News

Brussels backs 10-year extension for EU glyphosate use

The European Commission confirmed on Wednesday that it will recommend re-approving the use of glyphosate in the EU for 10 years.

20/09/2023

My Europe Series

Pesticides: a threat to public health? France's toxic debate

France plans to introduce buffer zones between crops fields and residential areas, to comply with EU rules. The debate has become toxic in many parts of the country, where tensions run high between residents worried about their health, and farmers concerned about their future.

08/11/2019

Austria

Austrian MPs vote to completely ban glyphosate by 2020

The controversial herbicide has been cleared for use by the EU until at least 2022.

03/07/2019

Belgium

Studies on whether weedkiller causes cancer 'must be released'

The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has to disclose details of studies on the toxicity of weedkiller, EU judges ruled on Thursday,

07/03/2019

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Rule of law, migration, glyphosate

Those are the stories in today's Brief

17/01/2019

Europe News

Researchers accuse German authority of plagiarism in glyphosate review

German risk assessment agency copy-and-pasted from Monsanto, study finds

17/01/2019

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: Monsanto storm continues, will Hungary be disciplined?

06/09/2018

France

France ‘committed’ to glyphosate herbicide ban despite MPs' rebuff

French MPs have rejected moves to ban the controversial herbicide despite President Macron’s vow to outlaw it within three years.

29/05/2018

World

Insight: Food safety

The Lactalis baby milk recall scandal, the affair over contaminated eggs and the contentious debate over renewing the license of glyphosate, the main ingredient in a widely-used weed killer, have been shaking consumer confidence. How safe is Europe's food?

16/01/2018

My Europe Series

The State of Union: EU backs new weed-killer licence

Euronews' round-up of the top stories from the past week

01/12/2017

World News

EU glyphosate extension strains German coalition talks

Monday’s decision by EU countries to prolong the weed-killer’s licence for five years has angered its detractors and critics of Germany’s backing for the move.

28/11/2017

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: EU eyes Africa trade boost

A roundup of the top stories from the EU's de facto political capital.

27/11/2017

Europe News

EU Commission authorises use of glyphosate for another five years

The European Union has approved the use of weed-killer glyphosate for the next five years after a heated debate over whether it causes cancer.

27/11/2017

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: Brexit trade talks could be delayed, glyphosate deadlock

09/11/2017