Official hearing at the European Parliament: highlights
We have compiled the highlights of the official hearing of the Save Bees and Farmers citizens' initiative at the European Parliament, on 24 January, 2023, in a short video (below the programme). The speeches of some of the experts who presented our demands are also available to download (, 311 KB).
Programme of the hearing:
- Introduction
Dr Helmut Burtscher-Schaden (Global 2000, AT)
Prof Violette Geissen (Wageningen University, NL)
Dr Jeroen Candel (Associate professor at Wageningen University, NL)
- Demand 1 - 80 % reduction of synthetic pesticides use by 2030 and 100% by 2035
Jean-Bernard Lozier (Conventional Farmer, Normandie - France)
MEPs' comments and questions
Madeleine Coste (Slow Food EU, Food Policy Officer)
- Demand 2 - Measures for biodiversity restoration on agricultural land
Dr Alain Peeters (Agroecology Europe)
MEPs' comments and questions
Dr Noa Simon Delso (Bee Life, EU)
- Demand 3 - Support to farmers transitioning to agroecology
Andre Prescher-Spiridon (BUND, Germany)
Dr Alain Peeters (Agroecology Europe)
MEPs' comments and questions
- Conclusion
Dr Martin Dermine (PAN Europe), Main Representative of the ECI
- Q&A
