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GE Not the Answer - Straight from the Farmer's Mouth

Blog entry by Marco Contiero | October 15, 2009

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...

Europe takes step towards ban on genetically modified crops

Blog entry by Stefanie Hundsdorfer | April 13, 2011

What does an EU Commissioner do if he wants Europe to start growing GM crops , but governments aren’t cooperating? The answer – offer governments the right to ban GM crops in turn for a blessing on GM crops at the EU level. The...

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...

Over a million EU citizens finally have their say on GM crops

Blog entry by Myrto Pispini | December 9, 2010

The first ever European Citizens’ Initiative is handed over to John Dali - EU Commissioner of Health and Consumer Policy. Over a million signatures surround the 380-square-metre piece of 3D pavement art. Can you imagine how it...

Your name: signed, designed and delivered!

Blog entry by Lisa Vickers | December 9, 2010

This morning, in the middle of Brussels at the EU Commission, over one million signatures calling for a moratorium on genetically modified (GM) crops were delivered by Avaaz and Greenpeace to the Commissioner of Health and Consumer...

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