EU Falters over GM Soybean Proposal
EU - The European Commission is to put forward a proposal to the European Council aimed at authorising a genetically modified (GM) soybean.

Could Genetic Engineering Cut Biofuel Costs?
EU - Plant genetic engineering could play a major part in reducing the cost of biofuel production from food crop wastes such as rice straw or from non-food crops such as willow and...

EU Biofuel Targets Leaves Confectioners Worried
EU - Talks on the European Union's draft Renewable Energy Directive should be deferred until after independent research into the effects of biofuels production, according to arguments...

The Impact of Biofuels on Commodity Markets
BRUSSELS - Biofuels are coming under their most sustained attack yet over their role in pushing up commodity and food prices.

New Strategy for Biofuels vs. Food Crisis
EU - The European Union's recent attempt to salve the wounds of rising food prices and social unrest caused by its rush to promote biofuels once again unveils the dangers of using traditional...

Are Biofuels Behind Inflation?
EU - EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer-Boel has rejected allegations that EU policies to promote biofuels are to blame for rising food prices amid calls by the UN to "cut...

EU Commission Determined to Stick with Biofuel Plan
BELGIUM - The European Commission said on Monday it was standing by its target of getting 10 percent of its road transport fuel from crops and biomass by 2020, despite mounting criticism...