On Thursday 15 January, Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) discussed biotechnological innovations to ensure European competitiveness. It warmly welcomed the ‘biotech’ package presented in December by the European Commission (see EUROPE B13774A14).
“If Europe wants to lead, approval must be faster, clearer and more reliable,” said Niels Flemming Hansen (EPP, Danish), praising the “important groundwork” done by the Commission. He stressed the need to...