Genetic engineering: Spain aims to reach agreement by the end of the year

New Genomic Techniques (NGT) were high on the agenda at the meeting of the 27 EU agriculture ministers. Spanish Minister Luis Planas said this following the two-day informal meeting in Córdoba. Planas stressed that the Spanish presidency intends to reach an agreement in the Council by the end of the year – the end of the Spanish presidency – on the proposal presented by the European Commission on July 5. The Spanish presidency has made NGT one of its priorities and aims to triple the number of „innovative“ NGT projects by 2027 by using funds from the CAP and the EU’s Horizon research program.