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2006-12-21 | permalink
EU Environment Ministers vote against sound science
The EU's Environment Council has today delivered a blow to the prospects for growth
and jobs in Europe, according to EuropaBio. By backing Austria's illegal ban on the
cultivation of EU-approved GM crops, the Council has seriously damaged the
credibility of the regulatory system on which much of Europe's innovative and
industrial capacity relies, says the European biotechnology industry association.
Today’s vote denies Austrian farmers the freedom of choice and the possibility to
grow GM if they want to.
"At issue is whether scientific opinions are to be respected and whether decisionmaking
is to be rational in Europe", said Johan Vanhemelrijck, EuropaBio's Secretary
General.
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2006-12-21 | permalink
EU Environment Ministers vote against sound science
The EU's Environment Council has today delivered a blow to the prospects for growth
and jobs in Europe, according to EuropaBio. By backing Austria's illegal ban on the
cultivation of EU-approved GM crops, the Council has seriously damaged the
credibility of the regulatory system on which much of Europe's innovative and
industrial capacity relies, says the European biotechnology industry association.
Today’s vote denies Austrian farmers the freedom of choice and the possibility to
grow GM if they want to.
"At issue is whether scientific opinions are to be respected and whether decisionmaking
is to be rational in Europe", said Johan Vanhemelrijck, EuropaBio's Secretary
General.
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