Planned exports of domestically banned pesticides rose from 81,600 tons in 2018 to 122,000 tons in 2024, according to export notifications obtained via freedom of information requests by Unearthed, the investigative newsroom of Greenpeace, and the Swiss nonprofit Public Eye

Lis Cunha, a campaigner at Greenpeace, said the increase in exports was “reprehensible and deeply hypocritical”. She called on the commission to fulfil its commitment to an EU-wide ban. “It’s outrageous that the profits of the European chemicals industry should take precedence over the health and environment of people in poorer nations,” she said.