Katja Tielbörger

Position

Professor of Plant Ecology at the University of Tübingen (Germany), Speaker of the Working Group 'New Genomic Techniques' of the GFÖ (Ecological Society of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

Topics

ecology, agri-food

The Council of the EU will vote tomorrow on a proposed regulation governing the marketing of genetically modified microorganisms

biotechnology

The Council of the EU will vote tomorrow on a proposed regulation governing the marketing of genetically modified microorganisms

SMC Spain

In December 2025, the European Commission proposed new rules for the placing on the market of genetically modified microorganisms (GMMs). Tomorrow, European Union health ministers will vote to adopt the position of the Council of the European Union (EU) on this proposal. The Commission, the Council, and the European Parliament must agree on the final version of the legislative text.

These are the plant genome-editing technologies that the EU wants to regulate

CRISPR

These are the plant genome-editing technologies that the EU wants to regulate

SMC Spain

The European Union is close to passing legislation to facilitate the use of plants edited using CRISPR, a technology that makes it possible to modify the genome of living organisms with precision. The Council of Ministers of the EU is scheduled to deliberate on this legislation on 21 April, and in this article we explain what these techniques are, their potential benefits and risks, and how they will be regulated.

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