On Wednesday 26 May, the EU Agriculture Ministers generally welcomed the conclusions of the European Commission’s study on new genomic breeding techniques (NGT). Several of them supported a change in the EU regulatory framework to take into account these new biotechnologies (see EUROPE B12718A12).
“This is one of the most socially sensitive issues in this Council”, warned EU Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides.
The Agriculture Ministers of several countries (Spain, Germany,...