Results
Talk is cheap, it's votes that count. Click on the different issues below to find out how MEPs voted in these important votes on key issues for the Greens (economic, social and environmental policy, democracy and civil liberties among others). Once you have chosen the issue, you can choose to see how a whole political group voted or how MEPs from the same party/group in your country voted.
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Description
Safe and sustainable food
Restricting the use toxic pesticides
The use of pesticides containing hazardous substances is a major concern for public health. The European Commission proposed revising the legislation for approving substances used as pesticides. This aimed primarily to reduce risks to public health from dangerous pesticides by setting clear exclusion criteria for certain hazardous chemical substances (such as those that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction). The European Parliament voted on the legislation in October 2007. The Greens wanted to strengthen the proposal to ensure that hazardous substances could only be approved for use in pesticides if the pesticide is used in 'closed systems' or other conditions excluding contact with humans and where residues of the substance concerned on food/feed are restricted to minute amounts. This amendment was approved but a large number of MEPs voted against.
See the list of how all MEPs voted on Roll-call vote 300 in the Breyer report (23rd October 2007)
Key
Outcome explanation **
Wanted stricter rules to restrict the use of hazardous substances in pesticides
Some MEPs wanted stricter rules to restrict the use of hazardous substances in pesticides, some did not
Had no clear opinion
Some MEPs did not want stricter rules to restrict the use of hazardous substances in pesticides, some did not
Did not want stricter rules to restrict the use of hazardous substances in pesticides
Not present / Did not vote / No MEPs match selection
Group name *
| Conservative | EPP-ED |
| Socialist | PES |
| Liberals | ALDE |
| Greens/EFA | Greens/EFA |
| Communist | GUE/NGL |
| UEN-right | UEN |
| Eurosceptic | Ind-Dem |
| Non-alligned | NI |