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GE: a 'recipe' for disaster

Blog entry by Marco Contiero | April 20, 2010

Billboards of European Health Commissioner John Dalli and President of the Commission José Manuel Barroso depicted as chefs cooking up 'GE recipes for disaster' were placed around Brussels today. This is part of Greenpeace's...

GMO Billboard Campaign launched

Press release | April 20, 2010 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — Greenpeace has responded to the European Commission’s controversial decision to authorise the Amflora genetically modified (GM) potato with a billboard campaign across Brussels.

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Topic | April 14, 2010 at 0:00

Midterm evaluation of the Hungarian EU Presidency

Press release | March 30, 2010 at 12:45

30 March 2011, Budapest/Brussels – Tomorrow, Hungary will be exactly half way through its six month EU presidency period. Greenpeace welcomes the positive role it is playing in relation to genetically modified (GM) crops, but called its...

Amflora background briefing

Publication | March 2, 2010 at 16:50

Nine page briefing

Barroso Commission authorises controversial GMO potato

Press release | March 2, 2010 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — In one of its first decisions since taking office, the European Commission has today authorised the cultivation of a genetically modified (GM) crop for the first time since 1998. Health Commissioner Dalli, in agreement with...

11% decline in cultivation of GM crops in Europe in 2009

Press release | February 19, 2010 at 0:00

Amsterdam, Netherlands — Next week, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), a biotech industry-funded body, will publish its annual report including figures on the acreage of land planted with GM crops.

Evaluation: The Swedish Presidency gets a red card for environmental failure

Publication | December 22, 2009 at 12:03

In June 2009, Greenpeace ranked Sweden’s preparation ahead of its six months as EU president with the red and yellow card system used in football. Greenpeace found that Sweden was already playing a dangerous game in a number of environmental...

Smart Breeding

Publication | November 13, 2009 at 15:16

Marker-assisted selection is a modern plant breeding technique that can offer benefits to farmers developing climate or diseases resistant varieties, without the need for genetic engineering.

Organic farmers petition at the European Commission - Video

Video | October 15, 2009 at 17:14

Farmers are bringing the issue of genetically modified (GM) crop contamination right to the Commission’s front doorstep today. They are meeting European Commissioner for health, Androulla Vassiliou, and joining Greenpeace in handing over a...

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