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Greenpeace activists protest against GMO crops - known by some as 'Frankenfoods' (Photo: Greenpeace)

Spain a key ally of pro-GMO America, cables reveal

by Andrew Willis, Brussels,

The US and Spain have collaborated closely in order to defend GMO production within the EU, while the Vatican is also quietly supportive of the controversial technology, US diplomatic cables have revealed.

The cables' release comes just days after the European Commission was handed a petition of over one million signatures calling for a GMO ban in Europe, with EU environment ministers set to discuss recent EU proposals on the subject in Brussels on Monday (20 December).

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Greenpeace activists protest against GMO crops - known by some as 'Frankenfoods' (Photo: Greenpeace)

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