NOTE: This isn't just about Barroso courting popularity. There's almost certainly a massive catch here - an attempted trade off of allowing national bans in return for speeding up approvals within the EU, ie "You'll be allowed a national opt out, but only if you agree to a system that delivers rapid approvals first." --- --- Barroso backs renationalised GMO cultivation Agra Europe, 8 September 2009 http://www.agra-net.com