Tag Archives: European Commission

New legislation to allow EU member states to restrict or ban the cultivation of crops containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on their own territory,...

Germany’s Farm Minister Christian Schmidt and Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov both confirmed their countries’ strong opposition to GM crops...

The European Parliament’s environment committee today voted on a proposal for a new scheme for the authorisation of genetically-modified organisms...

The widely used herbicide glyphosate has been judged ‘safe’, write Pete Farrer & Marianne Falck. But by the time it’s used, it’s...

This Wednesday 6 November, a crucial decision will be made on whether or not to open up Europe’s fields to new toxic genetically modified (GM) maize....

Campaigners demonstrated this week outside a conference to mark the 10th anniversary of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), held at its headquarters...