20/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament called upon European Agriculture and Fisheries ministers on Tuesday 'to consider growing public and political hostility towards a proposed directive on software patents and to reject the legislation.' In a press release, the Greens comment that the Dutch parliament has adopted a motion to ask its government to vote against the software patents; Poland and Latvia have joined Spain, Belgium, Italy and Austria in the 'no' camp, and the German Bundestag will soon adopt an all-party motion asking the government to reject the directive, hence qmv will no longer be possible. Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Co-President of the Greens/EFA Group, commented that the Dutch Presidency 'has incredibly kept changing the agenda right up until the last minute, in a way that is bordering on illegal. The presidency is prepared to do anything to get this directive through and avoid a new vote'. 'The directive has the effect of a tax on innovation' comment the Greens.