Many praise "German pragmatism", success, seriousness, etc ...
To the Bavarian curators, grateful glyphosate! History will bear in mind that it is one of them that allowed this controversial herbicide to continue to be used in Europe in the next five years. His name is Christian Schmidt, the German Minister of Agriculture. On Monday November 27, in Brussels, it was at his initiative that Germany voted for the renewal of the glyphosate license, which was due to expire on December 15.
A decisive vote: without Germany, the required qualified majority would not have been reached. Unexpected vote: The last time the EU Member States were consulted on the subject, the November 9, Germany abstained. A vote, finally, which gives rise to acute discomfort in Germany, forcing Angela Merkel to disavow her agriculture minister
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a) Germany is currently still ruled by a "grand coalition" (SPD and CDU / CSU) (socialists and Christian Democracy). A purely "technical" government since the last legislative elections (pending a new government).
b) During the last elections, the defeated SPD did not want to start negotiations for a renewal. The Chancellor has started negotiations with the ecologists, the liberals, for a "Jamaica" coalition (the color of the banners of the parties in question). This turned out to be so difficult that the Chancellor threw in the towel, before being asked to continue by the President. The SPD has finally fired its cuti and agreed to start negotiations for a renewal of the grand coalition.
c) The rule of the coalition is that if a CDU / CSU Minister and another of the SPD do not agree, Germany abstains. The Minister of Ecology (SPD) was against it. The Minister of Agriculture (CSU) for. He violated this rule.
As a result, glyphosate is renewed for 5 years.
And the negotiations between SPD and CDU / CSU took a hell of a blizzard!
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