The European Commission's proposal to change rules on direct lawmaking in the EU has so far been met with silence or outright opposition.
In an attempt to let national governments take political ownership of controversial decisions, like on authorising genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the commission proposed in February to modify the so-called 'comitology' rules.
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