Representatives of the EU 15 member states meet on Monday 10th November to discuss whether to approve a genetically modified (GM) sweetcorn variety (Syngentas Bt11, for consumption only), despite continued consumer scepticism about the controversial technology.If they vote 'yes' for the first time in five years, the EU`s unofficial blockade on new GM imports would formally end.</p><p><a href="http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3776104">Reuters EU prepares for test vote on five-year GMO ban</a></p><p><a href="http://www.saveourseeds.org/downloads/gp_bt11_oct_2003.pdf">Greenpeace technical dossier on Bt 11</a></p><p><a href="http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/environment/story.jsp?story=461997">Independent: Britain to vote for Bt11 approval</a>