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<P><BIG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400">Austria could become the first EU
country to fully ban glyphosate: a milestone on the way to an EU-wide ban.
But Bayer-Monsanto wants the EU to strike down the ban. <STRONG>Let’s tell
the Commission to respect all EU countries’ right to ban
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<P><BIG>Hi,</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>As a community, we’ve been fighting to ban the toxic chemical glyphosate
in Europe since we were founded. And <STRONG>there’s been a
breakthrough:</STRONG> Austria recently passed a historic vote and is set to
become the<STRONG> first EU country to completely ban the herbicide.
</STRONG>[1]</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>But companies like <STRONG>Bayer-Monsanto are gearing up to sway the EU
Commission to strike down Austria’s ban.</STRONG> None of us alone have the
power to fight back against giants like Bayer-Monsanto, but together we can beat
them.<STRONG> If enough of us put pressure on the EU to uphold the ban, many
other EU countries could easily follow Austria’s example. We’ll be closer than
ever to a glyphosate-free and safer future for all of Europe.
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<P><BIG>The EU Commission and EU countries have until November 29 to try to
block the ban.</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>It’s no surprise that Bayer-Monsanto has already started arguing that
Austria’s ban contravenes EU procedures. [2] They don’t care about safety first
or whether their product can cause cancer, as long as they maximise their
profits.</BIG></P>
<P><BIG><STRONG>But when the Commision was trying to get EU countries to approve
a new license for glyphosate in 2017, it already told countries that they could
ban glyphosate individually if they wanted. </STRONG>[3] Together we need
to stop Bayer-Monsanto from preventing a ban on glyphosate in Austria. And all
we need to do is remind the EU Commission of their own words! </BIG></P>
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<P><BIG>We’ve been fighting against the likes of Bayer-Monsanto for years. And
together we’ve made a difference. In 2017, thanks to our campaigning with our
NGO partners, EU institutions only granted a 5-year license to glyphosate and
not the 15 year license that the industry wanted. [4] That year <STRONG>we
launched an official European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) which gathered over 1
million signatures in favour of banning glyphosate.</STRONG> And as a direct
response to our ECI, the EU changed the law so that formerly secret industry
safety studies must be shown to the public. [5]</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Now that we can see these studies, we have more tools to challenge
Bayer-Monsanto when glyphosate and other dangerous chemicals come up for
re-approval in the EU. And<STRONG> if the EU upholds Austria’s ban, we have an
opportunity to build momentum for a EU-wide ban TODAY, </STRONG>without waiting
for the license to expire.</BIG></P>
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<P><BIG>In the past, together we’ve proven that our people-power is stronger
than the corporate lobby. Austria’s historic ban could finally prove to be the
catalyst that influences all of Europe to remove glyphosate from our food
supply. <STRONG>Let’s keep up the pressure and tell the EU Commission to resist
Bayer-Monsanto’s lobbyists and respect all EU countries’ right to ban
pesticides.</STRONG></BIG></P>
<P><BIG>With determination, </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Fatima (London), Giulio (Rome), Virginia (Madrid), and the entire WeMove
Europe team.</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>P.S. In the US multiple lawsuits by cancer patients against
Bayer-Monsanto have concluded that the toxic chemical causes cancer and have
cost the company billions in shareholder value. [6] There are now over 13,000
plaintiffs suing Bayer-Monsanto for causing cancer. Let’s <STRONG>make sure the
EU is on the right side of progress and supports the ban of glyphosate in
Austria. </STRONG></BIG></P>
<P>References:<BR>[1]
https:<SPAN>//www.reuters</SPAN>.com/article/us-austria-glyphosate/austrian-parliament-backs-eus-first-total-ban-of-weedkiller-glyphosate-idUSKCN1TX1JR<BR>https:<SPAN>//www.dw</SPAN>.com/en/austrian-parliament-votes-to-ban-glyphosate-weedkiller/a-49450418<BR>[2]
https:<SPAN>//www.wsj</SPAN>.com/articles/austrian-herbicide-ban-adds-to-problems-for-roundup-owner-bayer-11562087770<BR>[3]
https:<SPAN>//ec.europa</SPAN>.eu/food/plant/pesticides/glyphosate_en<BR>[4]
https:<SPAN>//euobserver</SPAN>.com/environment/140042<BR>[5]
http:<SPAN>//www.europarl</SPAN>.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20181205IPR20935/food-safety-more-transparency-better-risk-prevention<BR>https:<SPAN>//www.euractiv</SPAN>.com/section/agriculture-food/news/meps-ready-to-negotiate-efsas-transparency-rule-but-need-to-find-a-new-negotiator/<BR>http:<SPAN>//www.europarl</SPAN>.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P8-TA-2018-0489+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN<BR>[6]
https:<SPAN>//www.nytimes</SPAN>.com/2019/05/13/business/monsanto-roundup-cancer-verdict.html<BR>https:<SPAN>//www.bloomberg</SPAN>.com/news/articles/2019-07-19/bayer-judge-cuts-2-billion-roundup-verdict-in-tentative-ruling</P>
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