Activists pull down a giant bottle of weedkiller as they demonstrate in favor of a Glyphosate ban by the European Union. The opposition of France could block obtaining the qualified majority of EU member states needed to renew the licence. On the basis of that research, the EU Commission proposed renewing the licence, which is scheduled to expire at the end of this year. The EU is scheduled to vote on the matter at meeting of a panel of experts on October 4, and the opposition of France likely means there won't be a sufficient majority in favour of renewing the licence. In June, more than one million people signed a petition in June, demanding the EU ban glyphosate.

Source: The Local August 30, 2017 12:56 UTC