Cem Özdemir

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Özdemir on genetic engineering: ‘I warn against black-and-white debates’
Cem Özdemir talks about trench warfare with the CDU, goals for a policy of reasonableness, and warns against black-and-white thinking on genetic engineering. continue reading →
Pesticides: countries miss answers from the Commission
Numerous EU agriculture ministers were disappointed by the EU Commission’s additional impact assessment on the proposal for the reduction of environmentally harmful pesticides in agriculture, the Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR). They clarified this on Tuesday evening at the Agriculture Council. The Commission presented the additional study at the request of member countries to show the […] continue reading →
Agriculture Council: Ministers call for more influence on environmental legislation
A total of 16 EU agriculture ministers are calling for more involvement in legislative processes again. This emerges from a joint letter that was handed over to the Swedish Presidency at yesterday’s Council meeting. According to the letter, the ministers feel increasingly ignored, especially in negotiations in the areas of environmental and climate protection and […] continue reading →