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03/27/2009: "EU upholds Austria, Hungary right to ban GM crops"

Austria and Hungary reaffirmed their sovereign right on Monday to ban growing genetically modified maize after EU environment ministers squashed more attempts by the European Commission to lift the restrictions.

In a stinging rebuff to the EU's executive arm, an overwhelming majority of countries - at least 21 out of the bloc's 27 member states - voted against draft orders for Vienna and Budapest to end their GM crop bans within 20 days.

EU law provides for national GMO bans under certain circumstances if the government can justify the prohibition.

[ You can be sure that this fortunate outcome was influenced by the number of "far right" EU MPs and the threat that more will be elected if the MPs do not oppose GM crops. ]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKTRE5212OL20090302?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0