Good to see the New York Times running a couple of excellent pieces that originally appeared in the International Herald Tribune.

Biotech Food Tears Rifts in Europe
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/06/business/worldbusiness/06gene.html

Questions on Biotech Crops With No Clear Answers New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/06/business/worldbusiness/06geneside.html

QUOTES FROM FIRST ARTICLE: "The first visit any new minister in Greece gets is from the U.S. ambassador saying you need to have GMOs. The pressure is incredible." - Theodore Koliopanos, a legislator and former deputy environment minister

"I started with an open mind on this, but now I think the answers are clear. If our market doesn't buy it, and insurers won't insure us, how can we grow it?" - Nikos Lappas, head of Greece's largest farmers' union