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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9168

6 April 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Experts gather in Vienna to discuss co-existence of genetically modified crops with convention and organic farming

Brussels, 05/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - Commissioners Stavros Dimas (Environment) and Mariann Fischer Boel (Agriculture) and Austrian Minister Josef Pröll will meet experts, politicians and NGO representatives in Vienna from 4 to 6 April to discuss future policies on the co-existence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic agriculture. This meeting forms part of the Commission's consultations with interested parties on the development of efficient and cost-effective...

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(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Experts gather in Vienna to discuss co-existence of genetically modified crops with convention and organic farming
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