The Spanish Presidency of the EU Council has abandoned the idea of reaching an agreement by the end of 2023 at Member State level on new genomic techniques (NGTs). The subject was due to be discussed on Wednesday 20 December by the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Member States to the EU (Coreper), but was finally withdrawn from the agenda.
The Belgian Presidency of the EU Council will therefore have to take up the dossier again, and the European Commission’s proposal will...