2007-02-20 | permalink

EU ministers uphold Hungarians ban on Monsantos GM maize

With a two third majority EU environment ministers slapped down an attempt of the EU Commission to order Hungary to lift its ban on Monsanto"s GMO maize "Mon810", delivering a third stinging rebuff to the European Commission.

• Reuters: EU upholds Hungarys sovereign right to ban GMOs
• Greenpeace European Unit, Belgium: Three times a loser - GMO vote: EU Commission defeated for the third time on GMOs