It is a victory for the sugar beet industry, but a defeat for environmentalists and bees. On Tuesday, October 6, the National Assembly adopted the bill allowing the reintroduction of neonicotinoids, a bee-killing pesticide. Its temporary authorization until 2023, with an exemption and only for beet growers, is justified by the absence of alternative solutions to fight against the proliferation of a green aphid, responsible for beet “yellows”.
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This controversial bill allowing its reintroduction was adopted with a short head: 313 votes to 158 and 56 abstentions. Within the presidential party itself, 32 deputies voted against, 36 abstained. Nine Modem deputies also voted against.
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Moselle votes for
In Moselle, all the deputies voted for the bill. Among them, Brahim Hammouche (Modem), deputy of the 8e constituency (Vallée de la Fensch), and Isabelle Rauch (LREM), member of the 9e (Thionville). In the department, only Belkhir Belhaddad (1re constituency, Maizières-les-Metz and surroundings), abstained while Ludovic Mendes (2e constituency, north of Metz) was absent.
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