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EU ministers reach GMO crop deal

12/06 18:13 CET

EU environment ministers have voted for a compromise deal that will allow individual member states to ban GMO crops if they wish. Those in favour of GMO – or Genetically Modified Organisms – can go ahead with planting them under…

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  2. 28/05/2014Le Pen looks for allies to form European Parliament bloc
  3. 21/05/2014Eurosceptic vote success ‘would force mainstream parties into new coalitions’
  4. 21/05/2014Italy struggles with new wave of African migrants
  5. 21/05/2014Racist attacks on immigrants on the rise in Sweden
  6. 20/05/2014Far right leader Geert Wilders cuts up EU flag in Brussels
  7. 19/05/2014Power struggle for European Commission president looms after elections
  8. 19/05/2014Polish voters fret over Ukraine crisis ahead of EU election
  9. 16/05/2014UKIP: the British Tea Party set to cause a ‘political earthquake’
  10. 15/05/2014Moldova eyes EU pact
  11. 14/05/2014Le Pen, Wilders set for eurosceptic pact
  12. 13/05/2014Kiev signs EU financial aid deal
  13. 12/05/2014Italy’s “Five Star Movement” sets its sights on Europe
  14. 09/05/2014Spain: tiny foreign island of ‘full’ employment in Catalonia
  15. 07/05/2014Trade tops the agenda at the EU-Japan Summit
  16. 06/05/2014A long road to victory for Robin Hood
  17. 06/05/2014Europe’s choice: Rich man, poor man
  18. 30/04/2014EU marks 10th anniversary of 2004 enlargement
  19. 30/04/2014Deep austerity cuts in Portugal see children hardest hit
  20. 28/04/2014Reflections on first-ever debate between European Commission President candidates
  21. 29/04/2014Rivals for Brussels top job mark out territory live on euronews
  22. 28/04/2014#EUdebate2014 – Part III: Foreign Policy
  23. 28/04/2014#EUdebate2014 – Part II: The Future
  24. 28/04/2014#EUdebate2014 – Part I: The Economy
  25. 28/04/2014European presidential debate: economy
  26. 28/04/2014EU debate 2014: live studio analysis on the presidential debate from Brussels
  27. 25/04/2014Head of European Liberals, Guy Verhofstadt gives taste of his federalist recipe at campaign launch
  28. 24/04/2014Anti-corruption group rounds on EU over lobbying, conflicts of interest and closed-door culture
  29. 24/04/2014European elections: How it works?
  30. 24/04/2014Jean-Claude Juncker, European People’s Party candidate for Commission President
  31. 24/04/2014Schulz European Socialists’ choice to preside over European Commission
  32. 24/04/2014Tsipras the choice of European Left to head European Commission
  33. 24/04/2014Verhofsdadt is European Liberal Democrats’ choice for chief EU executive
  34. 24/04/2014Keller and Bové, avant garde and traditionalist
  35. 23/04/2014Juncker warns EU governments ‘don’t make a mockery of democratic process’
  36. 22/04/2014Femen hold topless protest outside National Front campaign launch
  37. 22/04/2014The centre-right gains ground ahead of next month’s European elections
  38. 21/04/2014The Greek brain drain
  39. 17/04/2014EU agrees to gas talks with Russia
  40. 16/04/2014MEPs fret over Ukraine crisis
  41. 16/04/2014Veteran MEPs make last Strasbourg bow
  42. 15/04/2014MEPs back law aimed at reducing risk of failing banks to taxpayer
  43. 14/04/2014As it happened: first-ever live debate between EU presidential candidates
  44. 14/04/2014EU foreign ministers discuss Russia sanctions
  45. 14/04/2014Ireland’s ‘Celtic Tiger’ purring again, but at what price?
  46. 10/04/2014Russia suspended from Europe’s human rights body
  47. 09/04/2014Germany strikes energy deal with EU
  48. 09/04/2014Russia faces Council of Europe sanctions over Crimea
  49. 08/04/2014Edward Snowden claims US spied on human rights groups
  50. 08/04/2014EU’s top court rules ‘anti-terror’ data storage law illegal
  51. 07/04/2014EU elections D-43: Austrian MEP slashed for racist comments, Juncker on the road discards ‘fantasy’ deal
  52. 04/04/2014European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI): How to make it succeed?
  53. 02/04/2014War-torn Central African Republic dominates EU-Africa summit
  54. 01/04/2014Pussy Riot call for tougher sanctions against Putin’s inner circle
  55. 31/03/2014Backsliding on democracy will hurt Turkey’s EU ambitions, officials say
  56. 31/03/2014China’s Xi Jinping seeks stronger trade ties with Europe
  57. 26/03/2014Obama honours WWI dead in Belgium
  58. 25/03/2014Brussels on lockdown in preparation for Obama visit
  59. 21/03/2014EU wants to reduce dependence on Russian energy
  60. 21/03/2014Ukraine signs political deal with EU
  61. 20/03/2014EU leaders eye Russia sanctions after US toughens stance
  62. 18/03/2014Syrian opposition leader seeks weapons
  63. 17/03/2014Russia could face more EU sanctions over Crimea
  64. 14/03/2014Crimea Tatar leader urges NATO intervention
  65. 13/03/2014MEPs slam Russian ‘invasion’ of Crimea
  66. 13/03/2014Unions rally against EU-US free trade pact
  67. 12/03/2014European Parliament calls for suspension of US data-sharing
  68. 12/03/2014G7 tells Russia to ‘cease’ Crimea actions
  69. 12/03/2014EU warns Russia over Crimea
  70. 11/03/2014Last Man of Fukushima takes anti-nuclear message to Strasbourg
  71. 11/03/2014MEPs seek tougher rules on money laundering
  72. 11/03/2014EU officials seek pre-election banking union deal
  73. 10/03/2014EU finance ministers, MEPs look to strike bank union deal
  74. 10/03/2014EU, US negotiators hold fresh free trade talks
  75. 04/03/2014EU’s top energy official downplays risk of fresh Russian gas dispute
  76. 27/02/2014NATO chief warns Russia on Crimea action
  77. 26/02/2014European Parliament backs tougher tobacco rules
  78. 26/02/2014EU suspends Swiss Erasmus participation for 2014
  79. 26/02/2014Door to NATO remains open for Ukraine
  80. 25/02/2014MEPs back tougher rules on seizing proceeds of crime
  81. 25/02/2014Commission upgrades growth forecasts
  82. 24/02/2014Brazil’s Rousseff eyes new Internet link with the EU
  83. 20/02/2014EU approves Ukrainian sanctions
  84. 20/02/2014EU readies sanctions against Ukraine
  85. 19/02/2014Poll predicts socialists will do best at forthcoming European elections
  86. 19/02/2014European Parliament pushes for sanctions over Ukraine violence
  87. 18/02/2014Merkel warns against rush to punish Switzerland for EU vote
  88. 18/02/2014Former Latvia PM eyes top EU job
  89. 17/02/2014Water as a human right
  90. 17/02/2014No talks on third Greek bailout yet: eurozone ministers
  91. 14/02/2014Renzi’s lack of EU experience may hurt Italy
  92. 13/02/2014Qatar will keep 2022 World Cup despite human rights concerns – FIFA official
  93. 12/02/2014MEPs reject Green asylum call for Snowden.
  94. 12/02/2014Belgium set to give minors the right to die
  95. 10/02/2014EU warns Swiss on immigration referendum result
  96. 07/02/2014EU seeks wildlife trafficking crackdown
  97. 06/02/2014MEPs request sanctions against the Ukrainian government
  98. 06/02/2014Wilders calls on Netherlands to quit EU
  99. 06/02/2014MEPs want better EU bank deal
  100. 05/02/2014MEPs want more rights for air passengers
  101. 04/02/2014Italy’s president warns euroscepticism could kill EU
  102. 04/02/2014MEPs seek more action on homophobia
  103. 30/01/2014Belgium sends ‘burden’ EU citizens letters asking them to leave the country
  104. 29/01/2014Cancellations as air traffic controllers protest against EU reform
  105. 28/01/2014FEMEN stage Brussels protest against Putin
  106. 24/01/2014Lone Ukrainian student makes her voice heard in Brussels
  107. 23/01/2014Environmentalists criticise new EU climate goals
  108. 22/01/2014EU hints at Ukraine sanctions
  109. 21/01/2014A European perspective on Turkey’s possible justice reforms
  110. 21/01/2014Serbia’s politicians in Brussels to kick-off talks on joining EU
  111. 21/01/2014Plans to reform Turkey’s justice system feature at EU/Turkey news conference
  112. 21/01/2014Eurovision winner joins Ukraine protesters in Brussels
  113. 20/01/2014EU turns to money and troops to tackle CAR conflict
  114. 20/01/2014Erdogan to meet with EU presidents in Brussels amid Turkey corruption scandal
  115. 20/01/2014EU approves plan to send soldiers to Central African Republic
  116. 20/01/2014Choose your Future: debate with MEPs on youth unemployment
  117. 16/01/2014European parties denounce plans to tighten Spain’s abortion laws
  118. 16/01/2014MEPs criticise Malta passport sale scheme
  119. 15/01/2014Reform or face irrelevance, Britain tells EU
  120. 15/01/2014Samaras defends Greece’s EU presidency
  121. 14/01/2014European Parliament probes international troika over eurozone bailouts
  122. 14/01/2014European Parliament demands recycling targets in EU war on plastic waste
  123. 09/01/2014MEPs seek to question Snowden via video over NSA spying
  124. 08/01/2014Barroso and Samaras give upbeat messages at launch of Greek EU presidency
  125. 06/01/2014EU Commission questions UK over possible migrant restrictions
  126. 19/12/2013Divisions over EU defence and banking plans at Brussels summit
  127. 18/12/2013Calls for ‘humanitarian ceasefire’ in Syria as EU pledges more aid
  128. 18/12/2013Eurozone ministers agree on fund for failed banks in banking union talks
  129. 18/12/2013European Commission tables ban on farm animal cloning
  130. 17/12/2013EU finance ministers seek ‘vital’ banking union accord
  131. 17/12/2013Deaf campaigners hope Mandela interpreter scandal will help raise standards
  132. 16/12/2013EU and Russia still at odds over Ukraine despite ‘horribly nice’ meeting
  133. 16/12/2013Left will shake up Europe, says EC presidential candidate Tsipras
  134. 13/12/2013The European Year of Citizens
  135. 12/12/2013European Parliament calls for EU intervention in Ukraine crisis
  136. 11/12/2013Stop paying Gaza officials who don’t work, say EU auditors
  137. 11/12/2013Ukraine seeks 20 bln euros in EU aid
  138. 11/12/2013Stolen Egyptian relic turns up in Belgium
  139. 11/12/2013NATO launches ‘cyber attack’ exercises
  140. 10/12/2013NATO sees Ukraine’s future in Europe
  141. 10/12/2013MEPs reject bottom-fishing ban
  142. 09/12/2013EU ministers strike tentative deal on workers’ rights abroad
  143. 09/12/2013European trade unions fume over ‘abuse’ of expat workers
  144. 09/12/2013EU backs easy in-flight listening for air passengers
  145. 06/12/2013France vows to tackle ‘new form of social dumping
  146. 05/12/2013Thousands of young European jihadists are fighting in Syria
  147. 05/12/2013Britain wants the EU to overhaul its laws on free movement amid concerns over so-called ‘benefits tourism’.
  148. 04/12/2013EU, Turkey set for visa-free travel deal
  149. 04/12/2013Greek PM has defended 2014’s budget
  150. 03/12/2013Tighten EU data laws, say top MEPs
  151. 03/12/2013Europe school pupils lag behind Asian teens
  152. 02/12/2013New EU border control system opens
  153. 02/12/2013EU’s Barroso agrees to meet Ukrainian officials
  154. 02/12/2013EU’s Rehn eyes Barroso’s job as commission chief
  155. 29/11/2013euronews speaks to Georgia President following Association Agreement with EU
  156. 29/11/2013Limited success as Eastern Partnership Summit ends
  157. 28/11/2013French researcher claims GM food lobbyists pulled study from journal
  158. 28/11/2013Lithuania President talks about Ukraine’s future with Europe at Eastern Partnership summit
  159. 26/11/2013EU’s Füle rues Ukraine’s ‘missed chance’
  160. 26/11/2013OECD chief urges banks to lend more
  161. 26/11/2013Brussels satisfied with Iran nuclear deal
  162. 25/11/2013EU looks to close tax loophole
  163. 25/11/2013EU chiefs voice anger at Russia over Ukraine ‘interference’
  164. 22/11/2013Vladimir Putin accuses EU of blackmail over Ukraine free trade deal
  165. 21/11/2013Ukraine deal is dead, EU envoy says
  166. 20/11/2013Axe ‘travelling circus’, MEPs tell EU leaders
  167. 20/11/2013Ukraine’s EU deal hangs in the balance
  168. 19/11/2013MEPs finally back EU budget after months of talks
  169. 18/11/2013EU pledges more money to typhoon-hit Philippines
  170. 18/11/2013EU foreign ministers delay Ukraine decision
  171. 17/11/2013EU waits for ‘Tymoshenko law’, mulls decision on ties with Ukraine
  172. 15/11/2013The EU and US have concluded a second round of week-long negotiations on a planned free trade deal.
  173. 15/11/2013Use of antibiotics under EU’s microscope
  174. 14/11/2013Greece and troika spar over Athens’ finance gap
  175. 13/11/2013Moscow warns Ukraine over closer EU ties
  176. 13/11/2013The frontier between the EU and Europe’s ‘last dictatorship’
  177. 13/11/2013EU probes Germany over high trade surplus
  178. 13/11/2013A European shale gas revolution?
  179. 12/11/2013Officials agree EU budget for 2014
  180. 08/11/2013EU commissioner faces tax fraud allegations
  181. 08/11/2013Dodging foreign speeding fines set to become history
  182. 07/11/2013EU must tackle bank union and too-big-to-fail
  183. 07/11/2013Georgia is not re-establishing diplomatic ties with Russia for the moment
  184. 06/11/2013Kosovo plans partial re-run of local vote
  185. 06/11/2013EU looks to unblock GMO crop proposal
  186. 06/11/2013Schulz eyes post of European Commission president
  187. 05/11/2013EU’s Rehn warns Germany over trade surplus
  188. 05/11/2013EU-Turkey talks kick off again
  189. 04/11/2013EU wants to scrap plastic bag waste
  190. 31/10/2013EU offers more aid to Kosovo
  191. 29/10/2013Saakashvili seeks EU backing for Georgia
  192. 28/10/2013Georgia ‘to remain pro-Western’
  193. 24/10/2013EU talks on digital and migrants may be overshadowed by US spying scandal
  194. 24/10/2013New EU law addresses health care across borders
  195. 23/10/2013EU action plan takes tough stance on organised crime
  196. 22/10/2013Aung San Suu Kyi shines spotlight on democracy as she receives Sakharov Prize
  197. 21/10/2013EU urges Ukraine to resolve Tymoshenko row
  198. 18/10/2013EU, Canada agree free trade deal
  199. 17/10/2013Italy seeks more EU help to deal with immigrants
  200. 16/10/2013EU slams Turkey over ‘excessive use of force’ at Gezi Park
  201. 15/10/2013MEP’s Ukraine mission extended by one month
  202. 14/10/2013Germany wins backing for car CO2 stance
  203. 11/10/2013Energy giants urge end to subsidies for ‘green’ power
  204. 10/10/2013Education activist Malala wins EU Sakharov rights award
  205. 10/10/2013Regions call for EU funding deal
  206. 10/10/2013Pakistani teenage campaigner Malala wins EU human rights prize
  207. 09/10/2013EU member states already have tools to help migrants in times of crisis
  208. 09/10/2013Barroso visits Lampedusa in wake of ‘European tragedy’
  209. 08/10/2013EU ministers discuss sharing asylum load across Europe in wake of Lampedusa tragedy
  210. 08/10/2013European Parliament vote passes weakened version of anti-tobacco legislation
  211. 07/10/2013Lampedusa tragedy puts illegal immigration squarely on the EU agenda
  212. 07/10/2013Mass lobbying by tobacco companies as MEPs vote on anti-smoking legislation
  213. 03/10/2013Greek leftist says government must do more to tackle Golden Dawn
  214. 02/10/2013Half of Europeans say austerity has failed: Gallup poll
  215. 30/09/2013Council of Europe human rights prize goes to jailed Belarus activist Bialiatski
  216. 30/09/2013Barroso unavailable for Brussels meeting with President of Catalonia
  217. 26/09/2013France plans further cuts to keep EU sweet and rebalance budget
  218. 25/09/2013NATO, Russia hold joint anti-terror exercise in Poland
  219. 25/09/2013French minister riles EU over Roma remarks
  220. 24/09/2013Ab Fab star Lumley hams it up for pigs’ rights
  221. 18/09/2013Kyrgyzstan turns to EU for advice on democracy
  222. 17/09/2013Greece makes case for continued financial support from EU
  223. 17/09/2013EU to crackdown on “designer drugs”
  224. 16/09/2013EU pledges 650 million euros in ‘New Deal’ for Somalia
  225. 13/09/2013Eurogroup’s president expects progress on Banking Union at Vilnius meeting
  226. 13/09/2013Europe has a bad track record on tobacco, says WHO
  227. 12/09/2013Oxfam sounds alarm bell on austerity
  228. 12/09/2013MEPS urge strong response to Syria’s chemical weapons
  229. 11/09/2013Avoid over-regulation, says EU chief Barroso
  230. 11/09/2013José Manuel Barroso’s State of the Union speech
  231. 11/09/2013EU’s Kroes still set on ending roaming fees
  232. 11/09/2013Barroso urges MEPs to make case for ‘stronger Europe’
  233. 10/09/2013European election campaign is launched
  234. 09/09/2013Controversy over ‘EU museum’ continues
  235. 06/09/2013Vilnius: EU foreign ministers at odds over Syria
  236. 05/09/2013British newspaper editor goes before EU spying inquiry
  237. 05/09/2013Vote on new EU tobacco laws put on ice
  238. 04/09/2013EU turns spotlight on ‘shadow banking’ sector
  239. 04/09/2013Armenia set to join Russia-led customs union in blow to EU
  240. 04/09/2013Brussels: Protesters pile pressure on EU over food prices and shortages
  241. 03/09/2013Punishing Assad will not end Syrian conflict: French MEP
  242. 02/09/2013Bigger and better: study finds European men getting taller
  243. 28/08/2013MEPs tell Russia to ease pressure on Kiev over EU pact
  244. 27/08/2013Serbia and Kosovo hold talks in Brussels
  245. 26/08/2013Syrian opposition in Brussels call for action against Assad
  246. 19/08/2013European forests near carbon saturation point
  247. 29/07/2013EU strikes solar deal with China on tariffs
  248. 24/07/2013EU proposals could make Europe’s defence industry more competitive
  249. 24/07/2013EU unveils plan to boost retail by cutting inter-bank credit card fees
  250. 23/07/2013Georgia-EU free trade talks end with progress on agreement
  251. 17/07/2013Brussels seeks new European prosecutor to tackle fraud
  252. 17/07/2013Brussels rules Spanish shipping tax breaks illegal
  253. 16/07/2013EU’s Ashton hopeful on Iran nuclear talks
  254. 16/07/2013People will decide on EU membership, says Iceland PM
  255. 11/07/2013Juncker’s European burden?
  256. 10/07/2013Gezi protests did no damage to economy, says Turkish finance minister
  257. 10/07/2013Brussels wants new agency to wind up ailing banks
  258. 09/07/2013Lativa’s euro bid approved by EU finance ministers
  259. 09/07/2013Mozambique looks to cash in on expected gas bonanza
  260. 08/07/2013Eurozone ministers mull next aid payout for Greece
  261. 08/07/2013EU asylum applications up in 2012, new report says
  262. 04/07/2013MEPs voted for US snooping probe
  263. 02/07/2013Hungary incurs the wrath of MEPs yet again
  264. 28/06/2013Croatia’s EU party spoilt by ‘spy’ row with Germany
  265. 27/06/2013EU leaders hold talks with business, union chiefs
  266. 27/06/2013EU mulls underground storage for CO2 emissions
  267. 26/06/2013EU agrees huge changes to farming policy
  268. 25/06/2013Delegates gather for ‘Citizens Summit’
  269. 25/06/2013FEMEN protesters strip off for Tunisian PM
  270. 25/06/2013EU to open fresh round of Turkey membership talks
  271. 24/06/2013EU delays Turkey talks
  272. 24/06/2013Schwarzenegger ‘terminates’ gas-guzzling Hummers
  273. 20/06/2013Eurozone finance ministers split on banking reform
  274. 19/06/2013EU Parliament votes against Le Pen
  275. 19/06/2013Lamy hits back at Barroso on trade agreement
  276. 18/06/2013Ex-Italian PM Prodi wants speedy resolution to Tymoshenko case
  277. 17/06/2013Possible EU rift after Barroso calls French cultural exception ‘reactionary’
  278. 14/06/2013Improved free movement across borders with new Schengen rules
  279. 04/09/2012EU parliament shows off art for the first time
  280. 08/12/2011Close up: the rise of Europe’s far-right
  281. 30/06/2011EU Presidency – Poland’s dilemma
  282. 16/06/2011Europe’s bathing water quality still high despite slight drop in standards
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