Interesting... Though it is clear that political decision are not based on Ratio, rather on what gives them the votes.
As a clichè, our politicians will do everything the EU tells them, no matter how bad the law in question is. There is only one exception, and that is GMO. Austrian politicians would rather leave the EU than allow GM crops... See this: the new President of the EC had decided to close the position of the science advisor. Jean-Claude Juncker 'sacks' EU scientific adviser over her pro-GM views http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/11229774/Jean-Claude-Juncker-sacks-EU-scientific-adviser-over-her-pro-GM-views.html " On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 6:27 PM, Markus Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Pieter et al. > > Another way to read this is that there is less interest in science based > decisions. > > See this: the new President of the EC had decided to close the position of > the science advisor. > > Jean-Claude Juncker 'sacks' EU scientific adviser over her pro-GM views > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/11229774/Jean-Claude-Juncker-sacks-EU-scientific-adviser-over-her-pro-GM-views.html > > > > On the other side of the pond scientists are also not welcomed by > politicians in their role advising regulators: > > http://www.salon.com/2014/11/19/house_republicans_just_passed_a_bill_forbidding_scientists_from_advising_the_epa_on_their_own_research > / > > > Best Markus > > > > Von: Pieter van Boheemen <[email protected]> > Antworten an: <[email protected]> > Datum: Montag, 12. Jänner 2015 12:05 > An: <[email protected]> > Betreff: [BHL-Europe] GMO opt-out for EU member states > > 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] > > -- --------------- http://diyspartanbiotech.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/genetic-engineering-and-synbio-for-beginners-v1.pdf
