On 4 December 2008, EU environment ministers have to agree on measures to reform the EU’s authorisation system for genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The last preparatory meeting before the Council, where national experts have to finalise...
Brussels, Belgium — Des volontaires de Greenpeace ont escaladé tôt ce matin le bâtiment au cœur du quartier européen, pour déployer une immense banderole d'un maïs génétiquement modifié. L'action de Greenpeace coïncide avec la dernière réunion...
Brussels, Belgium — In an a-maize-ing feat at the heart of the EU quarter in Brussels this morning, Greenpeace activists climbed a building on Schuman square to display a giant banner of a ‘scary’ genetically modified (GM) corn plant bearing the...
Brussels, Belgium — Despite the wrecking attempts by a small group of countries, EU environment ministers have sent a strong message today, calling for an improvement in the way the impact of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is being...
Climate change will profoundly affect agriculture worldwide. Food security in many countries is under threat from unpredictable changes in rainfall and more frequent extreme weather. Farmers in poorer countries with harsh climate conditions will...
Greenpeace sets out its expectations and priorities for the Czech Republic’s EU Presidency for the first six months of 2009, with a specific focus on climate and energy issues.
Brussels/Strasbourg, International — The new pesticides law adopted today by the European Parliament in Strasbourg has left European citizens and the environment exposed to hundreds of harmful substances that can disrupt hormone levels in the...
Ignoring serious scientific concerns and disregarding a call by EU environment ministers in December to improve the assessment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the European Commission has today proposed the authorisation of two GM crops:...
The European Commission today submitted a proposal to authorise two controversial GM maizes (Syngenta’s Bt11 and Pioneer/Dow’s 1507).
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
The boots are on and the referee is about to blow the whistle: the Swedish Presidency is almost underway. But before the game has even started, Greenpeace has ranked the Swedish government for its performance in the lead up to this crucial moment...
In January 2009, Greenpeace set out its expectations for the Czech Republic’s EU Presidency, with a special focus on climate and energy issues. With the Czech Presidency coming to a close, we are now assessing its performance in these priority areas.
Brussels, Belgium — The European Commission and EU member states are set to clash as the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is today expected to publish an opinion on the re-authorisation of Monsanto’s MON810 genetically modified (GM) maize,...
The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA’s) opinion on the environmental and human effects of the cultivation of the genetically modified (GM) maize variety MON810 is woefully inadequate and ignores the social consequences of production.
An opinion by Europe’s food agency advocating the safety of the only genetically modified (GM) crop grown in Europe is fundamentally flawed, according to a Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Europe report. The report will form the basis of a...
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...
From the paddy fields of Thailand, 62-year old rice farmer Samnieng Huadlim joined Spanish and Swedish farmers in Brussels to present the EU Commissioner for Health Androulla Vassiliou with our 180,000-signature-strong petition...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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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...
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.
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...
Five really bad genetically modified recipies from the European Commission's master chefs Jose Manuel Barroso and John Dalli. Learn how to make Angry Farmer Antipasti, Corporate Control Tart, Food Insecurity Tacos and so much more.
Brussels, Belgium — Greenpeace volunteers dressed as chefs to hand out hundreds of anti-GM spoof cookbooks to Commission staff in the EU quarter today. MEPs, permanent representatives for member states and Brussels journalists also received the...
Brussels, International — Reuters today published revelations from several European Commission sources confirming its plan to ease the GM authorisation process.
Brussels, International — European environment ministers will meet in Luxembourg this Thursday 11 June. Greenpeace will closely follow discussions on two agenda points in particular.
Brussels, International — The European Commission will announce today proposals to speed up the union’s genetically modified (GM) crop authorisation procedure. Member states are being promised the right to ban GM cultivation if they reduce their...
Brussels, Belgium — A genetically modified (GM) potato has been grown illegally in open fields in Sweden for months. Plant Science Sweden, the daughter company of German chemical giant BASF, appears to have mixed up seed and contaminated fields...
Brussels, International — Greenpeace applauded Luxembourg after it yesterday joined Hungary and Austria in their legal challenge over the authorisation of BASF’s genetically modified (GM) potato Amflora [1].
Brussels, International — Ministers are discussing a plan tabled by the Commission that it claims will allow EU member states to ban GM crops on their territory. But EU legal experts have questioned the legal strength of these bans, exposing the...
Brussels, International — A growing number of European countries are challenging the European Commission’s decision to authorise the cultivation of BASF’s antibiotic-resistance genetically modified (GM) potato, said Greenpeace. France and Poland...
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