The summer of 2018 brought good and bad news for plant breeding science. While a thirteen-year international endeavour to map the wheat genome was concluding, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled that crops obtained by gene editing techniques such as CRISPR-Cas should be regulated under the EU’s GMO regime. Bread wheat is…
President Jean-Claude Juncker presented his last State of the Union speech to the European Parliament last week. Juncker made clear that a lot of work still lies ahead for the Commission and he presented a large number of initiatives the Commission still has to tackle. In the snapshot below we outline the main elements…
FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced its continued growth across Europe with the appointment of Martin Porter as a Senior Advisor in its Public Affairs practice within the Strategic Communications segment. He will be based in Brussels. Dr Porter joins FTI Consulting as a highly entrepreneurial, networked and respected European public affairs and communications professional, with more…
On July 4, 2018, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki presented Poland’s view on the future of Europe at the Plenary of the European Parliament. July 4 is not only the anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence but also the aphelion, the day in the year when the Earth is farthest from the Sun; and…
With the publication of the European Commission’s Communication on Digital Health in April, the course for digital health has been set – now it’s time to play Digital Health Golf! This is a game created by FTI Consulting Brussels for patients, researchers, healthcare professionals, industry and policymakers, who all must overcome three…