Re-nationalising EU policies? The EU Debate on GMOs (Brussels)

European Parliament Environment Committee Chair, Giovanni La Via MEP, and Paolo De Castro MEP hosted a discussion on the European Commission’s proposal allowing member states to ban the use of GM food and feed on their territory. The roundtable gathered representatives from the European Parliament, European Commission, permanent representations, embassies, as well as members of the food and feed chain, scientists and farmers’ organisations. Nathalie Moll, Secretary General at EuropaBio, concluded the debate by encouraging all stakeholders to clearly communicate about the benefits of agricultural biotech.