Spain: No cultivation of Bt176 maize

At the end of April the new Spanish government announced a ban on the cultivation of the insect-resistant Bt176 maize from next year, because … more

More expert reports

(21 Sept.) The European Union is still deeply divided over decisions on genetic engineering in the agri-food industry. On Monday the regulator… more

Bt11 maize on its way – moratorium lifted

(28 January / 27 April 2004) In their Council of Ministers meeting on 26 April, the European Ministers of Agriculture failed to reach an agree… more

British government allows the cultivation of GM maize

The British government has agreed to the cultivation of herbicide-resistant maize, but only for a limited period of time and subject to certai… more

Approval for Bt11 maize delayed again

(8 December 2003) The EU’s first authorisation since 1998 of a food product made from genetically modified crops is still pending. At th… more

Coexistence is possible – but at a cost

Interest in the topic was tremendous: about 250 experts from 26 countries took part in the first European Conference on Co-existence of Geneti… more

European Commisssion backs down over seed

(24 October) In the row over thresholds for genetically modified seed, the European Commission announced this week that Member States would be… more

Coexistence: Guidelines for GM crop production

(23 July) The European Commission’s coexistence guidelines have been published, and many questions remain unanswered. The Commission aim… more

Agreement on GMO labelling

(2 July) The European Parliament has today agreed a comprehensive package of legislation on the labelling and traceability of genetically modi… more

Labelling threshold: conflict unresolved

The European Parliament’s Environment Committee sticks to a GM labelling threshold of 0.5 percent. more