![Ursula von der Leyen made the announcement while addressing Members of the European Parliament on Tuesday morning. Ursula von der Leyen made the announcement while addressing Members of the European Parliament on Tuesday morning.](https://static.euronews.com/articles/stories/08/22/05/20/1200x675_cmsv2_5514ca94-d94b-5781-a980-5d63ddc0142b-8220520.jpg)
Video. Von der Leyen ditches contentious pesticide law amid farmer protests
Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday the withdrawal of a contentious law that aimed to reduce the use of pesticides across the European Union, marking the first defeat of the Green Deal.
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