EU farm ministers are gathering in Brussels today (27 September) to discuss proposals by the European Commission to devolve decision-making on whether to allow genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to national governments.
Announced by Brussels in July, the idea has attracted controversy for being the first time that the commission is overtly handing back a power to member states.
It would allow countries such as France to maintain their ban on GMOs while at the same time permitti...
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