
一 | BRUSSELS -- A European Union decision on whether to authorize the use of the controversial chemical herbicide glyphosate in the 27-nation bloc for at least 10 more years was delayed for a month after member countries failed to agree on Friday.The chemical, which is widely used in the 27-nation bloc, is approved on the EU market until mid-December. Representatives of the EU’s executive arm and member countries voted Friday in favor of renewing its authorization until 2033, despite protests from environmental groups. But to be adopted, the 10-year extension proposed by the European Commission required a “qualified majority,” defined as 55% of the 27 members representing at least 65% of the total EU population of some 450 million people. Several member states abstained, and that was not achieved. The European Commission is now expected to amend its proposal before another vote takes place next month. Ultimately, if no consensus is found, the Commission will have the final say.Green members of the European Parliament welcomed the delay and urged member states to vote for a complete ban of glyphosate.“It is irresponsible to again renew the authorization of the use of glyphosate,” said Bas Eickhout, the vice-chair of the Parliament's environment committee. "This would give the big agri a blank check to earn billions by selling a pesticide for which there are still big gaps in knowledge about the effects on our health, and at the same time poses large risks for European biodiversity.”Over the past decade, glyphosate, used in products like the weedkiller Roundup, has been at the heart of heated scientific debate about whether it causes cancer and its possible disruptive effect on the environment. The chemical was introduced by Monsanto in 1974 as an effective way of killing weeds while leaving crops and plants intact.The France-based International Agency for Research on Cancer, which is part of the World Health Organization, classified it as a “probable human carcinogen” in 2015. The EU’s food safety agency had paved the way for the 10-year extension when it said in July it “did not identify critical areas of concern” in the use of glyphosate. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found in 2020 that the herbicide did not pose a health risk to people, but a federal appeals court in California ordered the agency last year to reexamine that ruling, saying it wasn’t supported by enough evidence.EU member states are responsible for authorizing the use of products including the chemical on their national markets, following a safety evaluation.In France, President Emmanuel Macron had committed to ban glyphosate before 2021 but has since backpedaled. Germany, the EU's biggest economy, plans to stop using it from next year, but the decision could be challenged. Luxembourg’s national ban, for instance, was overturned in court earlier this year.Greenpeace had called on the EU to reject the market reapproval, citing studies indicating that glyphosate may cause cancer and other health problems and could also be toxic to bees. The agroindustry sector, however, claims there are no viable alternatives.“Whatever the final decision that emerges from this re-authorization process, there is one reality that member states will have to face up to,” said Copa-Cogeca, a group representing farmers and agricultural cooperatives. “There is as of yet no equivalent alternative to this herbicide, and without it, many agricultural practices, notably soil conservation, would be rendered complex, leaving farmers with no solutions.”。 AI摘要 台北市长蒋万安启动“蓝白辅选”,赴嘉义为蓝白参选人站台,力推席次最大化。黄国昌称双方沟通畅通,柯文哲指民进党对手弱,蓝白合作将更进步。 台北市长蒋万安本周启动“蓝白辅选”,22日帮蓝营“小鸡”打气,23日赴嘉义县市分别替蓝白参选人站台。

二 | 蒋万安说,让蓝白席次最大化,兄弟齐登山,兄弟齐努力;民众党主席黄国昌也说,蒋万安有请人传话过来,彼此保持畅通沟通管道。 蒋万安22日参加国民党台北市议员张斯纲“夏日劲凉派对”,23日将赴嘉义市参加民众党嘉义市市长参选人张启楷妇女社团后援总会成立大会及参观张启楷竞选总部,下午也会赴嘉义县朴子配天宫、朴子第一市场,与国民党力挺的无党籍嘉义县长参选人吴品叡同台。 蒋万安说,怎么样让蓝白席次最大化,兄弟齐登山,兄弟齐努力,携手共推好的市政,来造福市民最大福祉,各地只要有需求,时间允许,他一定全力帮忙;因此参加张启楷活动加油打气,也会到吴品叡的活动场合,给她支持。 民众党台北市议员张志豪22日举办亲子活动,民众党创党主席柯文哲、现任党主席黄国昌及国民党民代罗智强等人也前来站台。 针对是否有蓝白联合辅选行程?黄国昌说,万安兄有请人传话过来,说会找一个时间来找他,然后先聊聊。

三 | 不过大家真的都很忙,彼此保持一个畅通的沟通管道就好。 至于怎么看蒋万安现在辅选策略,柯文哲说,这就要怪民进党派的沈伯洋太弱,弱到蒋万安都没有压力,事实的真相就是这样;这一两年讲“蓝白合”,更正确说法是政党合作,2026年不管怎么样,都比2024年进步。
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