While the president of the Farmers' Association is pleased that the glyphosate restriction has been lifted in Luxembourg, the Ecological Movement is anything but happy.

Glyphosate may once again be used in Luxembourg, following the confirmation of a first-instance ruling that the Grand Duchy's ban is not lawful.

Christian Wester, the president of the Farmers' Association, stresses that the verdict "sends a message to lawmakers." According to Wester, it demonstrates that pesticide licences cannot just be revoked at will. As far as the agricultural sector is concerned, the president of the Farmers' Association welcomes the fact that farmers will be able to use glyphosate-containing pesticides again.

The president of the Ecological Movement, Blanche Weber, on the other hand, contends that the past few years have shown that glyphosate is not needed. As a result, the Ecological Movement argues that Luxembourg's farmers should continue in this way, and that there should be more opposition to pesticide use in general. Organic farmers should receive more resolute support and consultation from the state, according to the Ecological Movement, which points out that pesticides "impact the entire population" and that there are "proven negative effects on nature and health."

Meanwhile, Greenpeace Luxembourg has called on the Luxembourgish government to use all legal means to ensure that glyphosate remains banned in the Grand Duchy. The revaluation of glyphosate effects, according to Greenpeace Director Raymond Aendederk, is still ongoing. For this reason, Aendederk argues that the precautionary principle should be applied. "We mustn't expose humanity and the ecosystem to an avoidable hazard," the Greenpeace director stressed.

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