Links – End of February 2023

Neonicotinoids: risks to bees confirmed

28-Feb-23 – European Commission

https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/180228

US bee conservation project shows some success

27-Feb-23 - The environment Journal

PAN Europe challenges Commission secrecy about highly toxic pesticides in EU Court

23-Feb-23 – Pesticide Action Network

https://www.pan-europe.info/press-releases/2023/02/pan-europe-challenges-commission-secrecy-about-highly-toxic-pesticides-eu

Coimbra university involved in international project to increase bee resistance

20-Feb-23 – Portugal Resident

https://www.portugalresident.com/coimbra-university-involved-in-international-project-to-increase-bee-resistance/

Farmers drive tractors through Paris in protest at pesticide bans

08-Feb-23 – Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hundreds-tractors-enter-paris-protest-against-pesticide-bans-2023-02-08/

Commission adopts stringent residue limits for pesticides to protect pollinators

02-Feb-23 – European Commission

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/MEX_23_543

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