Von der Leyen withdraws contentious pesticide law amid right-wing backlash and farmer protests
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Von der Leyen withdraws contentious pesticide law amid right-wing backlash and farmer protests
Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday the withdrawal of a contentious law that aimed to reduce the use of pesticides across the European Union, marking the first defeat of the Green Deal.