The European Parliament on
Tuesday voted to give final approval to a directive that will
give EU countries the freedom to decide whether to limit or ban
the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), even
though this is allowed at the European level. This compromise
solution was thrashed out during Italy's duty presidency of the
EU after four years of tough negotiations. The directive cleared
the EP's Strasbourg assembly with 480 votes in favour, 159
against and 58 abstentions.
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