The big (and very bad) news of today is the release of the European Commission's proposal to deregulate new GMOs, exempting them from risk assessment, traceability requirements, and GMO labelling. The proposal was roundly condemned by a wide spectrum of society – from civil society groups, to industry associations, politicians, and scientific organisations. We've published many of these responses. Rather than summarise each one, we provide below the links to various groups of responses for you to follow up according to your particular interest:
GMO deregulation disregards safety and consumer rights Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace
"Spectacular submission to the biotech industry" and other statements on EU Commission proposal Corporate Europe Observatory, ENGA, Global 2000, IFOAM, German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke, Austrian government, IG Saatgut, ARCHE NOAH
EU Commission fulfils wishes of GMO corporations – more civil society reactions Swiss Alliance Gentechfrei SAG, AbL e.V.
European Commission proposal on new GMOs is incompatible with the precautionary principle Biodynamic Federation Demeter International, GMO-Free Italy Coalition
EU Commission wants to exempt many New GE plants from risk assessment – Testbiotech analysis 
