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European farmers say the legislation will saddle them with more obligations that they can ill afford.

Genetically manipulated crop plants have long been a divisive issue, but the European Parliament’s food safety committee ENVI has now managed to unite industry and environmentalists in opposition to its proposal to ban patenting of plants that are modified using new genomic techniques (NGTs).

IFOAM Organics Europe stated that they regret the European Parliament’s lack of ability to agree on a reduction regulation of pesticides

EPP amendments to pesticide ban proposal lead to rejection of ambitious 50% cut in chemical pesticides by 2030

New rules aimed at restoring nature have unleashed a major fight that endangers the EU’s climate agenda.

‘Unjustified opposition’ to EU nature restoration - IFOAM 2023-05-22

The proposed Nature Restoration Law has faced "unjustified opposition" when it comes to restoration targets for agricultural ecosystems.

The coexistence of gene editing with organic production systems remains a point of contention within the European Commission. While proponents of the technology maintain the two can go hand in hand, the EU's organics sector warns coexistence requires robust traceability and liability mechanisms.

EU organics organisation warns of greenwashing of food products 2023-02-13

The only question is how strictly they’ll be regulated.