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European Parliament Gives Green Light to Plants Bred with Gene Scissors

The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a law that relaxes rules on growing plants created using new breeding techniques. The move also gives Estonian scientists the opportunity to soon bring laboratory-bred varieties that are more resistant to climate and disease to experimental fields.

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The European Parliament gives the green light to the deregulation of GMOs after adopting new legislation that will allow the marketing of certain genetically modified plants with fewer controls and requirements than the current ones.The decision has generated a strong reaction from environmental, agricultural and consumer organisations, alerting them to the potential risks to biodiversity, food transparency and European food sovereignty.The next…

The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a law that relaxes rules on growing plants created using new breeding techniques. The move also gives Estonian scientists the opportunity to soon bring laboratory-bred varieties that are more resistant to climate and disease to experimental fields.

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Eesti Rahvusringhääling broke the news in Estonia on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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