MEPs With Agri-Food Financial Stakes Vote Against Environmental Rules, Study Finds

Image: Dawid Zawila on Pexels Members of the European Parliament who hold private financial interests in the agri-food sector were around three times more likely to vote against environmental protection measures than in their favour, according to peer-reviewed research published in the journal Food Policy. The study examined 113 MEPs across 11 roll-call votes on four agri-environmental files…