gene editing

Victors in the race for emerging tech will determine future

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Collectively, emerging technologies are creating an unstable world, where we don’t clearly understand what national security looks like.

EU’s food watchdog dismisses concerns over gene-edited crops proposal amid Council deadlock

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The EU’s food safety authority (EFSA) said that the Commission’s criteria to relax rules on certain gene-edited foods are ‘scientifically justified’, while the Hungarian Council Presidency is pulling the brakes on the file.  

Belgian EU presidency seeks to break stalemate on gene edited plants patents

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In a compromise text seen by Euractiv, which will be discussed until Thursday (23 May), the Belgian presidency of the EU Council aims to overcome the main obstacle for EU countries to reach a common position on the controversial rules on last-generatio…

Belgium’s health authority endorses new gene-editing rules, clashing with French opinion

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Belgium’s national health agency has endorsed a European Commission proposal to loosen rules on gene-editing techniques, underscoring its potential to improve sustainability in agriculture in a report published on 21 March.

EU unable to approve new gene-editing plans in current mandate

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The approval of much-anticipated legislation loosening the EU’s strict rules on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), will have to wait until the next legislative mandate, Belgian Agriculture Minister David Clarinval confirmed at the Agriculture and Fisheries…

Patent war looms over Europe’s future supercrops

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New rules on gene-edited seeds could pave way for half a dozen big suppliers to strengthen their market domination.

Members of the European Parliament, give our agriculture the means to face up to the challenges of performance and sustainability [Promoted content]

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The Collective in favour of varietal innovation, composed of 30 professional organisations from the agricultural sector, is calling for a science-based regulation for the new genomic techniques (NGT).

Nobel laureates call on EU to relax rules on genetic modification

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Open letter says lawmakers must ‘reject fearmongering’ and allow scientists to develop crops that can withstand ‘climate emergency’The EU must “reject the darkness of anti-science fearmongering” before a key vote on gene editing, 34 Nobel prize winners…

European Parliament heads for tight vote on plant gene editing

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The European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) is set to vote on new genomic techniques (NGTs) on 24 January, with a right-leaning majority, as the dossier becomes more and more divisive with little time left before the European elections

Political debate on plants’ gene editing resumes amid NGO protests

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Political groups in the European Parliament will try to reach a deal on gene editing next Tuesday (16 January), while experts in the Council seek to untangle the controversial points of the legislation and NGOs protest in Brussels.

Agrifood brief: Well, that didn’t go to Plan(as)

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Even the best-laid plans go awry – and this is certainly something that both camps of lawmakers can attest to after a whirlwind past few months which saw a last push on the remnants of the EU’s flagship food policy, the Farm to Fork Strategy.

EU ministers fail to find compromise on gene editing

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EU agriculture ministers have failed to find a position on EU plans to relax rules on new genomic techniques (NGTs) as thorny issues like coexistence with organic farming and patentability continue to split European countries. 

Low-speed zone: Europe’s super crops revolution hits bottleneck

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Brussels’ bid to fast-track looser rules for new genetically engineered plants is showing fractures, as more questions than answers arise.

Full speed ahead for gene editing as lead MEP aims to seal deal before EU elections

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There is a possibility to finalise a deal on the EU’s plans on gene editing technology before next June’s EU elections, rapporteur Jessica Polfjärd told Euractiv in an interview, stressing this is necessary to equip farmers in the face of growing envir…

EPP faces pushback on gene-editing liberalisation proposal

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Left-wing parties in the European Parliament have criticised a proposal by centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) lawmaker Jessica Polfjärd to loosen rules on new genomic techniques (NGTs) even more than the Commission originally aimed for.

Greek agri minister favours new gene editing techniques to boost production

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New gene editing techniques (NGTs) for food could boost agricultural production and contribute to the competitiveness and resilience of European agriculture, Rural Development & Food Minister Lefteris Avgenakis said at the informal Council of Europ…

Europe Patent Office: Gene-edited plants will be patented under GMO rules

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The recent European Commission proposal to boost the marketing uptake of gene-edited crops will not affect how patents for these innovative technologies are granted, according to the organisation protecting inventions across Europe.

Will the EU achieve its green farming ambitions before the 2024 elections?

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With the European elections around the corner, it is crunch time for determining the legacy of the Green Deal for agriculture and food policy, as lawmakers scramble to rescue the climate-protecting credentials of this legislative mandate.

EU ministers split on risks, potential of looser gene editing rules

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A first discussion about new genomic techniques saw many EU agriculture ministers welcome the European Commission’s proposed loosening of the bloc’s gene editing rules as a building block for sustainable farming, while others voiced concerns over poten…

Agrifood podcast: Gene editing and soil proposals, regenerative agriculture

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This week, EURACTIV’s agrifood team debriefs the agriculture ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg and looks ahead at the “Food and Biodiversity Package,” a set of legislative proposals expected from the European Commission on Wednes…

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