Verbatim report of proceedings

Thursday, 16 March 2023 - Strasbourg

European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment" (debate)

  Grace O’Sullivan (Verts/ALE). – Mr President, dear colleagues, I hope you can hear the noise outside, the growing drumbeats and the marching children. Our own children are marching for climate action while we sit here and debate. Over 1 million people have signed this petition calling for us to protect us from ourselves, from the collapse of nature. In Ireland alone, where we have lost over half of our native plants, over 10 000 Irish people have signed this petition. Of all the crises, this is the one where we already have the solutions: less pesticides, less fertilizers, more room for nature. Yet, the largest group in this Chamber has called for a complete moratorium on green legislation. Our children are calling for action, and we won't allow you to stand in our way.