Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07LISBON438
2007-02-16 18:30:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Lisbon
Cable title:  

PORTUGAL WILL NOT SUPPORT EC PROPOSAL TO LIFT

Tags:  EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LISBON 000438 

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PASS TO USTR (D.VETTER)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/17/2017
TAGS: EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
SUBJECT: PORTUGAL WILL NOT SUPPORT EC PROPOSAL TO LIFT
HUNGARY'S BAN ON MON810


REF: STATE 19266

Classified By: Classified by Pol/Econ Officer Inga Heemink for reasons
1.4(b) and (d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L LISBON 000438

SIPDIS

SIPDIS
PASS TO USTR (D.VETTER)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/17/2017
TAGS: EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
SUBJECT: PORTUGAL WILL NOT SUPPORT EC PROPOSAL TO LIFT
HUNGARY'S BAN ON MON810


REF: STATE 19266

Classified By: Classified by Pol/Econ Officer Inga Heemink for reasons
1.4(b) and (d)


1. (C) A contact at Monsanto informed FAS Madrid late on
Friday that Portugal's Environment Secretary of State,
Humberto Rosa, who was originally going to abstain from the
February 20 vote, now intends to vote to maintain Hungary's
ban. We believe this decison goes against the advice of his
technicians. Despite our conversation earlier in the day in
which Pol-Econ officer urged Portugal to support the EC
proposal to lift Hungary's ban on MON810 maize, this last
minute decision was unexpected considering Portugal's general
openness regarding transgenic crops.
Hoffman