European unitary Patent: The European Parliament votes Wednesday on the privatisation of life by the industry
Press Release of the European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC), 02/07/2012 The European Parliament, the only democratically elected institution of the European Union, will vote next week on the European unitary patent. This text very directly threatens farmers’ rights over seeds and breeding animals. If passed, it will criminalise the farmers who keep their own seeds, …