Greenpeace Hungary held a photo opp in front of the Hungarian Ministry for Agriculture in Budapest to demand a full ban and no derogations on bee-harming pesticides. Greenpeace activists along with beekeepers stood next to beehive coffins. The joint demand of a wide coalition of Hungarian environmental NGOs was delivered to a representative of the ministry.

In the past, the Hungarian government stated they cannot support an EU ban on bee-harming substances without proper field studies, and requested “emergency” derogations. However, a recent field research showed a 24% loss of worker bees in Hungary caused by clothianidin, a neonicontioid.