Dear readers,

The new year started with a new, though unconvincing, proposal on the deregulation of genetic engineering. It was said to have triggered a rare consensus - supporters and opponents are "united in confusion".

So deregulation is still not going to progress too quickly. And that's a good thing, as a new VLOG assessment suggests. The assessment was also very popular with everyone involved in the topic at the Green Week in Berlin.

What happens next with genetic engineering policy also depends on the outcome of the German Parliament (Bundestag) elections. In all likelihood, however, even a future governing coalition will not agree on that issue. Germany is therefore unlikely to remain a driving force at EU level when it comes to genetic engineering, either in one direction or the other.

We wish you a very good year 2025 and an interesting read!
Your VLOG team