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Mr President, I will respond briefly to the few comments that have been made. Contrary to what may have been said, the Commission takes very seriously this question that Mrs Lulling has vehemently and competently defended and that Mr Souchet put with her. Frankly, if some of you have the impression that no serious scientific work has been done on plant protection products and their consequences for bees, then I believe you are mistaken. Work on the substances in question has been going on for several years. The International Commission on Plant-Bee Relations, whose particular brief it is to examine the dangers threatening bees, has just held an international symposium in Bologna on the subject. Its findings are that the deterioration in the health of bees and the reduced performance of colonies observed in a number of countries probably do not have such a simple, single cause. Other potential sources – certain parasitoses, certain farming practices and weather conditions – may have harmful effects on the health of bees just as much as plant protection and veterinary products.
You mentioned the ecosystem, Mr Berthu. I would remind you that I have a longstanding commitment in this area. As a former environment minister in my country, I am sensitive to this question. The symposium agreed to form a working party to look into the deteriorating health of bees. The working party will report to the next symposium, which will be held in 2005. I confirm that the Commission will be following this work closely and will draw a number of definite conclusions from it.
Mr Posselt, whom I thank for his opinion, regretted that fewer and fewer young people are taking up this wonderful rural occupation of beekeeping. I simply want to confirm that national programmes concerning honey provide funding for technical assistance to encourage young people to become beekeepers and improve their results."@en1
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