{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Business News Report","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/","title":"Germany\u2019s Christian Schmidt admits taking glyphosate decision alone - Business News Report","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MgK9gtrPsM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/germanys-christian-schmidt-admits-taking-glyphosate-decision-alone\/\">Germany\u2019s Christian Schmidt admits taking glyphosate decision alone<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/germanys-christian-schmidt-admits-taking-glyphosate-decision-alone\/embed\/#?secret=MgK9gtrPsM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Germany\u2019s Christian Schmidt admits taking glyphosate decision alone&#8221; &#8212; Business News Report\" data-secret=\"MgK9gtrPsM\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/h_53923478.jpg","thumbnail_width":2217,"thumbnail_height":1404,"description":"German Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt said on Tuesday he had acted alone in ordering officials to vote in favor of renewing the controversial weedkiller glyphosate in Europe \u2014 without consulting Chancellor Angela Merkel. Schmidt\u2019s move triggered outrage from Social Democrats, the junior partners in Germany\u2019s caretaker government \u2014 especially from Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks, who opposed the renewal. Hendricks said Schmidt had acknowledged her objection in a text message ahead of the vote, meaning that the German government should have abstained. \u201cI have made the decision on my own and within the responsibility of my department,\u201d Schmidt told German public broadcaster ARD this morning, adding that he had made the decision in an \u201cobjectively oriented matter.\u201d Schmidt\u2019s move has also aggravated the Greens party, spurring calls for him to resign. Green MP Renate K\u00fcnast told the news agency DPA it was \u201cunbelievable\u201d that Schmidt approved a five-year renewal of the license for the weedkiller despite a lack of agreement within the government. If Schmidt had acted without Merkel\u2019s knowledge, she said, he should be sacked. Original Article"}