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Greenpeace reaction to the standing committee vote on French and Greek national bans...

Press release | February 16, 2009 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — Today, a committee of experts from member states has been unable to reach a decision on national bans for Monsanto’s MON810 GM (genetically modified) maize. A majority of national experts opposed the Commission’s proposal to...

Greenpeace reaction to today's member state vote on authorisation of controversial GM...

Press release | February 25, 2009 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — EU member state experts voting today did not endorse a European Commission proposal to authorise two genetically modified (GM) maize varieties for cultivation. The two maizes are Bt11 and 1507, two controversial pesticide-produ...

Facts and figures about GMOs - 2010

Publication | March 1, 2009 at 0:00

This fact sheet looks beyond the facts and figures presented every year by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), an organisation funded by the genetic engineering industry.

Council backs Austrian and Hungarian bans on GM crops

Press release | March 2, 2009 at 12:45

Brussels, Belgium — EU environment ministers have overwhelmingly rejected a European Commission proposal to force member states to accept the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops on their territories. Over twenty member states voted...

Luxembourg to become fifth EU country to ban Monsanto GM maize

Press release | March 23, 2009 at 12:29

Brussels, Belgium — Luxembourg is expected to join Austria, France, Greece and Hungary in banning the use and sale of a genetically modified (GM) maize developed by US chemical company Monsanto.

Germany to ban cultivation of genetically modified maize

Press release | April 14, 2009 at 16:32

Brussels, Belgium — Germany is expected to become the sixth EU country to ban the cultivation of Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) maize MON810 following today’s announcement by the German Federal Agriculture Minister.

Coming Soon "GM Rice"

Video | May 20, 2009 at 15:56

OFF TARGET: European Commission 2004-2009 environmental progress report & lessons for...

Publication | June 10, 2009 at 0:00

The Green 10 coalition of environmental organisations has a track record of producing European Commission scorecards. This latest publication presents the final grades for the 2004-2009 Barroso Commission, assessing its performance in a number of...

Green groups: European Commission off target

Press release | June 10, 2009 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — The environmental record of the outgoing European Commission is worryingly off target, the ‘Green 10’ coalition of leading environmental organisations said today in Brussels. Environmental groups published an assessment of the...

Disagreement in EFSA opinion puts future of BASF GM potato in doubt

Press release | June 11, 2009 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has been unable to reach a unanimous opinion on the use of antibiotic resistance genes in genetically modified (GM) plants. This opinion has significant consequences for the...

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