FT reports documents show Bayer and farmers’ lobby Copa‑Cogeca successfully lobbied the European Commission, which is preparing to relax pesticide regulation. As part of a Food and Feed Safety Comprehensive Act aimed at cutting administrative costs for agri‑food producers and boosting EU competitiveness, the Commission proposes removing mandatory 15‑year re‑evaluations of pesticide active substances and aligning some measures with industry calls to loosen bans — a shift that would reduce current

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President Zelenskiy said he convened a coordination call with government, military and key departments. The defence minister and air force commander reported on air-defence deployments and protection of critical infrastructure. Ukraine is securing ammunition for F-16s, air-defence systems and interceptor missiles, but anti-ballistic capability remains the main shortfall and supplies for it are entirely dependent on partners; Ukraine is working with partners daily. Zelenskiy said Russian forces struck several hospitals in Kramatorsk and Kryvyi Rih yesterday; emergency services have responded and regional authorities said they can handle such incidents. Officials have prepared additional logistics solutions after strikes on Ukrainian supply lines. Ukraine said it has received intelligence that Russia is preparing a large-scale strike and is putting countermeasures in place, with most tasks assigned deadlines and highest-priority measures already under way.