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一 |     孝润人心，情暖重阳。10月26日上午，兴城市妇联携手兴城市真爱助学协会，组织20余名巾帼志愿者走进碱厂乡敬老院，开展“爱在重阳 ‘饺’融情暖”高龄老人饺子宴活动，为院内70余位高龄、孤寡老人送上一份温暖与节日的诚挚祝福。    BRUSSELS -- A European Union decision on whether to authorize the use of the controversial chemical herbicide glyphosate in the 27-nation bloc for at least 10 more years was delayed for a month after member countries failed to agree on Friday.The chemical, which is widely used in the 27-nation bloc, is approved on the EU market until mid-December. Representatives of the EU’s executive arm and member countries voted Friday in favor of renewing its authorization until 2033, despite protests from environmental groups. But to be adopted, the 10-year extension proposed by the European Commission required a “qualified majority,” defined as 55% of the 27 members representing at least 65% of the total EU population of some 450 million people. Several member states abstained, and that was not achieved. The European Commission is now expected to amend its proposal before another vote takes place next month. Ultimately, if no consensus is found, the Commission will have the final say.Green members of the European Parliament welcomed the delay and urged member states to vote for a complete ban of glyphosate.“It is irresponsible to again renew the authorization of the use of glyphosate,” said Bas Eickhout, the vice-chair of the Parliament's environment committee. "This would give the big agri a blank check to earn billions by selling a pesticide for which there are still big gaps in knowledge about the effects on our health, and at the same time poses large risks for European biodiversity.”Over the past decade, glyphosate, used in products like the weedkiller Roundup, has been at the heart of heated scientific debate about whether it causes cancer and its possible disruptive effect on the environment. The chemical was introduced by Monsanto in 1974 as an effective way of killing weeds while leaving crops and plants intact.The France-based International Agency for Research on Cancer, which is part of the World Health Organization, classified it as a “probable human carcinogen” in 2015. The EU’s food safety agency had paved the way for the 10-year extension when it said in July it “did not identify critical areas of concern” in the use of glyphosate. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found in 2020 that the herbicide did not pose a health risk to people, but a federal appeals court in California ordered the agency last year to reexamine that ruling, saying it wasn’t supported by enough evidence.EU member states are responsible for authorizing the use of products including the chemical on their national markets, following a safety evaluation.In France, President Emmanuel Macron had committed to ban glyphosate before 2021 but has since backpedaled. Germany, the EU's biggest economy, plans to stop using it from next year, but the decision could be challenged. Luxembourg’s national ban, for instance, was overturned in court earlier this year.Greenpeace had called on the EU to reject the market reapproval, citing studies indicating that glyphosate may cause cancer and other health problems and could also be toxic to bees. The agroindustry sector, however, claims there are no viable alternatives.“Whatever the final decision that emerges from this re-authorization process, there is one reality that member states will have to face up to,” said Copa-Cogeca, a group representing farmers and agricultural cooperatives. “There is as of yet no equivalent alternative to this herbicide, and without it, many agricultural practices, notably soil conservation, would be rendered complex, leaving farmers with no solutions.”。         活动现场暖意融融，志愿者分工明确，配合默契。

二 | 他们将对老人的关爱融入每一个细节：鲜虾馅料中，是孝老爱亲的深情；揉面的力道里，是无微不至的用心；擀皮的节奏中，是心有灵犀的默契。当热气腾腾的饺子端上桌，老人们围坐一起，品尝着鲜香四溢的鲜虾三鲜饺，感受着家人般的温暖。志愿者还为行动不便的老人送餐到房间，并热心叮嘱他们注意保暖。饺子宴上，志愿者还为老人献上了《夕阳红》等文艺节目，赢得了老人们阵阵热烈的掌声，现场欢声笑语不断。         此次饺子宴是兴城市妇联孝老爱亲文化进百万家庭促基层治理三年行动的生动实践。兴城市妇联将持续聚焦高龄、孤寡老人等特殊群体，开展更多接地气、有温度的志愿服务，让老人切实感受到社会大家庭的关爱，助力营造尊老、敬老、爱老、助老的浓厚社会风尚。         《日报》全媒体记者 赵丽杰。

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