A few days before Hungary takes over the Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers, the outgoing Belgian Council Presidency wants to make one last attempt to reach an agreement on the deregulation of new genetic technologies (NGT). According to diplomatic sources, the Belgians want to present a compromise proposal to the EU ambassadors on Wednesday. There was not enough time to put the issue on the agenda of the EU Agriculture Council on Monday. It is the last regular meeting of the responsible ambassadors before the end of the Presidency.