This is an update of the earlier post (7 November).
The European Parliament strongly backed the challenges against GMO authorisations.
Looking more closely at the voting the disparity between Party loyalty in voting between groups is striking. The Greens/EFA, S&D, GUE, and IDG stick to the Party’s voting list. The ECR and EPP have significant schisms. Renew is split down the middle.
The British Liberal Democrats look like they are the most divided of all the national groups.
At the time of writing, the votes in the Committee are not available.
On 6 November, the Environment Committee backed four challenges to GMO approvals.
- Objection pursuant to Rule 112: renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified cotton LLCotton25 (ACS-GHØØ1-3) (link)
Vote in Plenary: 14 November 2019
2. Objection pursuant to Rule 112: renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 89788 (MON-89788-1) (link)
Vote Plenary: 14 November 2019
3. Objection pursuant to Rule 112: authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × NK603 × DAS-40278-9 and sub-combinations MON 89034 × NK603 × DAS-40278-9, 1507 × NK603 × DAS-40278-9 and NK603 × DAS-40278-9 (link)
Vote Plenary: 14 November 2019
4. Objection pursuant to Rule 112: authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize Bt11 × MIR162 × MIR604 × 1507 × 5307 × GA21 and genetically modified maize combining two, three, four or five of the single events Bt11, MIR162, MIR604, 1507, 5307 and GA21 (link)
Vote Plenary: 14 November 2019
The Plenary will vote on 14 November.