Italy split over GMOs
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Stable Micro Sys. In the wake of last month's Commission decision that paved the way for EU farmers to commercially grow up to 17 different types of GM maize seeds, the agriculture minister Gianni Alemanno had ...
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European environment ministers have upheld Hungary's right to ban a genetically modified product (GMOs), dealing a policy defeat to the EU's executive arm which wanted the measure to be lifted.
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Science & environment: Three withdraw from international body over failure to back GM crops as a solution to global hunger
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Il Consiglio dei ministri ha approvato il decreto sulla coesistenza tra gli organismi geneticamente modificati e le colture tradizionali e biologiche. Il provvedimento, che dovrÃ  essere convertito in legge
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The European Commission put off Wednesday a controversial decision on levels of genetically-modified organisms (GMO) in seeds in the EU, in a move welcomed by environmental lobbyists.
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ARI, Italy, JAN. 26, 2005 .- Italian bishops expressed their opposition to a referendum that seeks to alter four aspects of the law on assisted fertilization, assailing the proposal as an attack on ...
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EU farm ministers fell short of a  consensus agreement on Monday to allow imports of various  genetically modified (GMO) rapeseed types, again revealing  their deep differences on biotech crops and foods, officials  said.
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Italyâs fragile government snapped over internal divisions and skepticism about Europeâs role in fighting terrorism.
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Italian pasta makers face an investigation by Italy's regulator into alleged price fixing of one of the country's staple foods.   The cost of pasta in Italy is set to rise because durum wheat is increasingly being used as a bio-fuel, manufacturers say.
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Poland is sticking to plans to ban the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in livestock fodder, despite an earlier rethink, the agriculture ministry announced Tuesday.
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The WTO confirmed its partial condemnation of the European Union in a dispute with the United States, Canada and Argentina over genetically modified organisms (GMOs), giving the parties 60 days to appeal.
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AN Italian court has overnight rejected a request by a paralysed, terminally ill man who wants doctors to take him off life support in a case that has split the predominantly Catholic country, where euthanasia ...Comment
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China is gearing up to dominate the genetically modified crop game. And the West is increasingly worried about monitoring these products around the globe
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Voters in Switzerland have backed a new law permitting research on stem cells from human embryos. The Catholic Church and the influential Green Party had opposed the legislation, saying it involved taking human lives.
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The European Union approved on Wednesday the first biotech seeds for planting and sale across EU territory, flying in the face of widespread consumer resistance to genetically modified (GMO) crops and foods.
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The cost of pasta in Italy is set to rise because durum wheat is increasingly being used as a bio-fuel, manufacturers say.
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French ministers tried on Tuesday to calm  tensions following the government's decision to ban cultivation  of the sole genetically modified (GMO) crop grown in the  country, stressing that the move was temporary.