EU pesticide 'victory' also Italian says Meloni

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 6 - A 'victory' in the EU for protesting farmers after Brussels pulled a planned pesticide cut is also down to Italy, Premier Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday.
    "The European Commission's announcement of the withdrawal of the legislative proposal on pesticides is also an Italian victory," said the premier after the announcement of the withdrawal of the new pesticides regulation by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, which was to have been a part of moves to cut emissions by 90% by 2040, aimed at ensuring climate neutrality becomes a reality by mid-century.
    "Since it took office, in fact, the Italian government has been working in Europe, with great concreteness and common sense, to chart a different path from the one taken so far and combine agricultural production, respect for labour, and environmental sustainability," said the premier.
    "We will continue in this direction". (ANSA).