Hey People!! as usual, I think it will be difficult to find "our point of view“. Actually, the topic of gmo-crops was never really discussed in a meeting within the last two years... or did I miss anything?
This is a very complex topic and personally I can not position myself on the pro or con side of this debate. Concerning the vote tomorrow, what does the new regulation mean? 1) the member states get more freedom in their decisions —> probably good!! 2) the current legislation is weakened wich "leaves legal loopholes available for biotech companies to exploit“ as suggested by the Irish MEP —> not so good!! I would love to hear your thoughts!! Julian Am 12.01.2015 um 12:05 schrieb Pieter van Boheemen <[email protected]>: > Hi everyone, > > Tomorrow there will be an interesting vote in the EU parlement on GMO > regulation: > > "New legislation to allow EU member states to restrict or ban the cultivation > of crops containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on their own > territory, even if this is allowed at EU level" > > http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/plenary/2015-01-12/5 > > A journalist called me to ask for about our point of view for national radio > in The Netherlands. > > Some EU news about this: > > http://www.euractiv.com/sections/agriculture-food/gmo-lobby-sees-new-juncker-commission-bad-news-308379 > > Did anybody notice something in the news about this vote through local > channels? > > I found an article in Ireland urging for rejection of the proposal: > https://www.agriland.ie/news/sinn-fein-urges-irish-meps-reject-eu-gmo-proposals/ > > All the best, > > Pieter > > * Message delivered through [email protected] mailinglist > * Unsubscribe by mailing "unsubscribe europe" in the message body to > [email protected]
