If the European Union wants to fully utilize the genetic potential of crops, new breeding technologies (NBTs) should be treated no differently than traditional breeding methods. An unnecessarily burdensome approval procedure is illogical and counterproductive, especially during a time of rapidly increasing food prices and global geopolitical conflicts that disrupt supply chains.
— Read on geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/05/03/europe-dragging-its-feet-on-crispr-deregulation-assessment-heres-how-the-process-has-been-politicized/