Arable
Commission to extend authorisation of Glyposhate for 18 months
The European Commission will extend the current market authorisation of the well-known herbicide glyphosate by 18 months. Speaking following a...
Glyphosate
Environment
Fears for the future of glyphosate as another EU vote fails
Another vote in Brussels on the future use of glyphosate in the EU has failed to reach a decision, with...
Environment
France to vote against glyphosate renewal this Friday
Ahead of this Friday’s vote on glyphosate, the French Minister for the Environment, Segolene Royal has said that France will...
EU
Europe fails to agree on glyphosate extension
European Member States have failed to agree on legislation that would allow an extension of the glyphosate license. Today’s Standing...
Environment
Everything you need to know about glyphosate
Glyphosate is an active substance used for the production of pesticides, which has been authorised in the EU since 2002...
EU
EU to vote on glyphosate Monday as Commission asks for approval extension
EU Member States have been asked to vote again on glyphosate’s re-authorisation on Monday, June 6, in Brussels, following last...
EU
Member States have a month to decide on a stance on glyphosate
With one month to go until the June 30 deadline for a decision on re-authorising glyphosate, discussions are still on-going...
Arable
Could Roundup really be off the shelves in November?
It’s moving into the end game for the renewal of one of the most commonly used chemicals on Irish farms Roundup....
Environment
Glyphosate re-authorisation pushed back by Member States
A vote was not held today in Brussels on the re-authorisation of glyphosate as the European Commission said that it...
EU
France to ban glyphosate - regardless of EU vote this week
Glyphosate will be banned in France – whether or not the EU decides this week to renew the authorisation of...
Environment
New report finds Glyphosate 'unlikely to pose carcinogenic risk to humans'
Glyphosate, the chemical used in Monsanto’s Roundup, is unlikely to pose carcinogenic risk to humans from exposure through the diet, a...
Arable
Has Germany put the kibosh on next week's EU glyphosate vote?
Germany looks set to abstain in an EU vote next week on the continued use of glyphosate in weed killers,...
EU
Commission set to propose a nine year EU licence for glyphosate
Reports in Brussels suggest the European Commission will propose that the commonly used herbicide glyphosate be re-approved for nine years. It...
Environment
European Parliament votes in favour of glyphosate - 7 year extension granted
The European Parliament has voted to renew glyphosate for a further seven years, following a meeting of MEPs in Luxembourg...
Environment
Poll shows most Europeans want glyphosate banned
Two-thirds of Europeans want glyphosate banned according to a poll by the international market research firm YouGov. According to the...
N.Ireland
UFU calls on the Commission to re-register glyphosate
The Ulster Farmers’s Union (UFU) has called on the European Commission to re-register glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide...
EU
The Commission should not renew glyphosate authorisation - MEPs
Environment Committee MEPs have said that the European Commission should not renew glyphosate’s authorisation. They have said that it should...
EU
'All 28 Member States need a common position on glyphosate'
All 28 Member States of the European Union need a common understandable position on glyphosate, the European Commissioner for Health and...
