The Council of the EU can now begin the so-called "trilogues" negotiations with the European Parliament and the Commission on the deregulation proposal. Belgium voted for something it doesn't agree ...

According to Christophe Clergeau, vice-president of the S&D Group in the European Parliament and the shadow rapporteur on the new GMO deregulation file, "The Council and the Commission are set to work ...

MEP Christophe Clergeau slams Council of the EU and EU Commission for imposing new GMOs According to Christophe Clergeau, vice-president of the S&D Group in the European Parliament and the shadow ...

GeneWatch UK has submitted a response to the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA's) consultation on its "Draft scientific opinion on new developments in biotechnology applied to animals: an ...

All "new GM" animals must be examined for intended and unintended effects to protect animals, health and nature – Testbiotech Testbiotech has published a report on the application of new genetic ...

The African maize stem borer, Busseola fusca, is one of the most important pests of maize in Africa. Cry1Ab maize was planted commercially in South Africa for 6 years since 1998-1999 before field ...

Responding to today's EU vote in favour of GMO deregulation, the German Association Food without Genetic Engineering (VLOG) said in a statement: "This is unlikely to be the hoped-for breakthrough, as ...

"EU governments have voted on the side of a handful of big corporations’ profits, instead of protecting farmers and consumers’ right to transparency and safety" – Friends of the Earth Europe Today, EU ...

Reaction of Corporate Europe Observatory to today's vote for GMO deregulation Today EU countries have given a mandate to start negotiations on the deregulation of new GM crops (also called NGTs).

"By allowing untested and unlabelled GM plants to be released into the environment and onto our plates, they are putting both people and nature at risk" – Save Our Seeds The Council of Ministers today ...