GMOs, Food and Farming campaign
Working for healthier, tastier food that is good for the environment and people
2012
23 January 2012/FoEE, ARC, IFOAM
Fifty years of European agricultural policy
16 January 2012/FoEE 03
GMO giant BASF leaves Europe
2011
20 October 2011/FoEE Comment
Stronger political focus needed for future of farming
12 October 2011/FoEE Comment
CAP reform: too little to protect environment and greener farming
11 October 2011/FoEE 36
Hopes fading for greener and fairer farming proposals
6 September 2011/FoEE Comment
European court protects honey from GM contamination
6 September 2011/FoEE 31
European court to rule on GM contamination in honey
05 July 2011/FoEE 28
European Parliament votes on climate and GMOs
23 June 2011/FoEE comment
European Parliament votes for greener and fairer farming
21 June 2011/FoEE 23
Double fault: Poland blocks on climate and environment ministers fail to halt biodiversity loss
03 May 2011/FoEE 19
Clear targets for agriculture and forestry missing from Europe's biodiversity plan
15 April 2011/FoEE 16
Real costs of GM crops concealed
17 March 2011/FoEE 14
Agriculture ministers urged to wake up, and shake up new farming reforms
14 March 2011/FoEE 11
Full economic effects of GM-crops revealed
22 February 2011/FoEE and FoEI
NEW REPORT: GM crops cultivation nosedives across Europe
7 February 2011/FoEE 8
EU postpones decision on controversial GMO contamination rules
7 February 2011/FoEE 7
EU to vote on new GMO contamination rules
26 January 2011/FoEE 4
European Parliament agriculture experts call for more self-sufficiency in animal feeds
25 January 2011/FoEE 2
Europe's overconsumption driving destruction of Amazon rainforest
2010
18 November 2010/FoEE 35
Agriculture reform must serve up rainforest free food and farming
3 November 2010/FoEE 34
New GM proposals could open Europe's doors to risky unauthorised crops
13 October 2010/FoEE, Via Campesina, IFOAM, EuroCoop
The politics behind the proposal
08 October 2010/FoEE 30
Europe's great agricultural reform starts with a whimper
27 September 2010/FoEE 29
No backroom deals on GMO's
16 September 2010/FoEE/IFOAM/Greens/SOS/Gen/Sag/Greenpeace/Gnet/GLS
Commissioner Dalli admits EU food safety regime must change
13 July 2010/FoEE and Greenpeace
EU Commission plans to relax rules on GM crops in Europe
8 July 2010/FoEE 23
European Commission proposals to ban GM crops: an empty and dangerous deal
8 June 2010/FoEI, CEO
Launch of 'responsible soy' label faces global opposition
4 June 2010/FoEE 18
Europe to change rules on growing genetically modifed crops
4 May 2010/FoEE 14
Europe's biotech industry accused of modifying the truth - New report shows no problem with EU GMO laws
16 March 2010/European food declaration coalition
European civil society launches 'European food declaration'
2 March 2010/FoEE 4
European Commission gives green light to genetically modified potatoes
23 February 2010/FoEE 3
NEW REPORT: GM crops failing to tackle climate change
9 February 2010/FoEE 2
India puts moratorium on GM crop
2009
17 November 2009/FoEE Greenpeace
Report reveals dramatic rise in pesticide use on genetically modified crops
29 September 2009/FoEE 27
Spanish non-GM maize seek asylum in French Embassy
29 July 2009/FoEE and Greenpeace
Europe's food agency accused of junk science: New report calls for GM maize to be banned
30 June 2009/FoEE 21
EFSA back in bed with GMO industry
27 May 2009/FoEE 15
Public warned over "green" soy scam
02 March 2009/FoEE 8
Right to national GMO bans upheld: European Commission defeated
25 February 2009
No agreement on future of GM maize in Europe
16 February 2009
GMO votes: Commission fails to get EU countries' support
10 February 2009
NEW REPORT: Biotech industry fakes growth of GM crops in Europe
21 January 2009
European Commission pushes for new GM crops in Europe
2008
23 June 2008
EU Agriculture Council: Don't fall for GMO hype
07 May 2008
EU food agency under fire as Commission debates GMOs
05 May 2008
Can Commission back out of GMO impasse? Barroso put to test over crucial policy debate
13 February 2008
NEW REPORT: GM crops increase pesticide use and fail to alleviate poverty
14 January 2008
Friends of the Earth welcomes French ban on genetically modified maize
2007
23 November 2007
EU can feed livestock without new GMOs
30 October 2007
EU Environment Ministers fail to support lifting GM food bans
24 October 2007
Dimas calls for GM maize ban in Europe
8 October 2007
US lets Bayer off the hook for GM rice contamination
16 July 2007
Europe not hungry for GM potatoes - EU Agriculture Council rejects latest attempt to grow GMOs in Europe
12 June 2007
Ministers open door for GMOs in organic food
30 May 2007
US still bullying EU to market GMOs
21 May 2007
EU to approve support for failing GM crops sector
11 April 2007
European Commission to support failing biotech crop sector
29 March 2007
European Parliament votes for organics
26 March 2007
Keep GMOs out of organic food! - European Parliament to vote on new EU law
20 March 2007
Biotech industry withdraws GM foods
12 March 2007
GM crops fail EU Lisbon Agenda goals - New research says green farming more competitive
18 January 2007
GM crops fail to deliver - Friends of the Earth comments on industry-released figures
08 January 2007
New report: GM crops still not performing
2006
18 December 2006
EU votes to defy WTO ruling on GM foods - Member States support the right to ban GMOs
18 December 2006
Ministers vote on GMO bans - Friends of the Earth Europe calls on member states to stand up to WTO ruling
4 December 2006
EU votes on growing genetically modified potatoes - Contamination of food "cannot be excluded", says biotech industry
21 November 2006
EU refuses to fight WTO ruling on GM foods - Dangerous precedent set for future disputes, says Friends of the Earth Europe
24 October 2006
EU votes to test all US rice imports
23 October 2006
GM-risk food imports must be tested - EU countries to vote on measures to keep contaminated rice out of Europe
19 October 2006
Friends of the Earth Europe welcomes tougher GM controls on US rice imports
29 September 2006
Transatlantic biotech trade war: "No winners" says FoEE as WTO makes ruling public
21 September 2006
Outrage as GM rice slips through the net - US long grain rice imports must be banned
18 September 2006
EU member states reject GM oilseed rape and support Hungary GM maize ban - member states' GM concerns must be respected
17 September 2006
Friends of the Earth finds illegal US GM rice in UK supermarket - EU member states not doing enough to detect GM contamination
05 September 2006
New Food Scandal: Illegal GM rice from China found across Europe
01 September 2006
Bayer, not taxpayers, must pay for GM testing in Europe
23 August 2006
EU clamps down on GM rice - EU must take urgent action to prevent future contamination incidents
22 August 2006
EU must act quickly to prevent contaminated GM rice entering Europe - Friends of the Earth pushes for an immediate suspension of US rice imports and a full investigation
21 August 2006
EU urged to ban North American rice - US rice contaminated by illegal GM strain
18 July 2006
European Commission guilty of wrongly concealing GMO documents says Ombudsman - Friends of the Earth Europe win their argument that WTO disputes are not court cases
26 June 2006
EU Environment Ministers urged to introduce tougher food safety rules - Europe's food safety body in desperate need of tighter GM safety standards
20 June 2006
Friends of the Earth exposes EU for secret biotech industry bias - Incoming Finnish Presidency and European Commission organise closed doors, pro-industry biotech meeting
30 May 2006
Friends of the Earth demands sacking of industry scientists in EFSA shake up
22 May 2006
Friends of the Earth protest as EU Farm Ministers allow food to be polluted by GM crops
SEE PHOTOS
11 May 2006
U.S. did not win transatlantic GM trade dispute - Friends of the Earth: WTO still wrong place to settle such rows
18 April 2006
EU approves genetically modified foods despite serious concerns - New documents reveal EU Commission's double standards
12 April 2006
European
Commission slaps its own food safety body...as more countries ban biotech crops
11 April 2006
EU Commissioners must heed Council critics on GMOs
06 April 2006
European GMO Conference: a missed opportunity -- Environmentalists
demand an immediate stop to GMO authorisations
03 April 2006
EU “Coexistence” conference: Freedom of choice for whom? Friends of the Earth condemns Commission contamination policy
10 March 2006
European Commission: contaminate, then legislate
New report on GMOs reveals EU Commission going for "wait-and-contaminate" policy
28 February 2006
Leaked report: U.S. misled the world on biotech foods "victory"
WTO ruling does not prevent countries from restricting or banning GM foods
08 February 2006
Groups publish conclusions of WTO dispute - IATP, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace: WTO secrecy an outrage
08 February 2006
WTO trade war on GMOs: Europe must fight ruling - Friends of the Earth calls for a new world trade system
07 February 2006
WTO draft ruling on EU-US biotech foods war expected shortly - Friends of the Earth calls for a new world trade system
03 February 2006
WTO: Hands off our food! Draft ruling imminent on trade dispute between EU and US
23 January 2006
Opposition to GMOs in Europe grows: Austria bans Monsanto’s GMO oilseed rape
13 January 2006
EU Commission caves in to biotech industry, Monsanto GM maize authorised
10 January 2006
Commission overturns Greek GMO ban: comments from Friends of the Earth Europe
10 January 2006
(EN) Monsanto targets Europe's maize: 10 years of biotech crops fail to deliver benefits for consumers and environment
(FR) Le maïs européen, cible de Monsanto! Pourtant, en 10 années, les plantes biotechnologiques n'ont rien apporté ni aux citoyens et ni à l'environnement
2005
22 December 2005/FoEE 105
European Commission allows genetic contamination of organic farming
01 December 2005/FoEE 92
Give us the right to ban GM foods! EU Ministers to discuss GMOs
05 October 2005/FoEE 76
European court overrules ban on GM crops - Commission urged to review EU law
31 August 2005/FoEE 70
European Commission opens door to genetic contamination - Member States' concerns ignored
08 August 2005/FoEE 66
Commission opens doors to import of controversial GM maize
26 July 2005/FoEE 63
New set-back for GMO crops in Europe - Bayer withdraws GMO oilseed rape
24 June 2005/FoEE 54
EU Ministers vote to keep GM food bans. Commission defeate
22 June 2005/FoEE 52
Ministers to vote on GM foods key test for Europe
27 May 2005/FoEE 41
VICTORY FOR THE PUBLIC!! Right to participate on GMO decisions granted for the Pan-European Region
24 May 2005/FoEE 37
GMOs: EU's double standards in Central Asia
17 May 2005/FoEE 35
Europe's regions demand "power-sharing" over GMO crop decisions - GMO Free zones reach all time high
SEE PHOTOS
15 April 2005/FoEE 28
EU restricts US maize imports - De facto ban on maize-based animal feeds
15 April 2005/FoEE 27
Member states urged to block illegal US maize imports - EU should go beyond crisis management
13 April 2005/FoEE 26
EU moves to restrict us maize imports- Friends of the Earth calls for industry to pay the costs
01 April 2005/FoEE 22
GMO crop scandal - too little, too late - Commission only acts after 10 days
30 March 2005/FoEE 21
GMO corn scandal - Syngenta misled the world - European Commission urged to take action
23 March 2005/FoEE 19
GMO crop scandal - Did Syngenta's illegal corn come to Europe?
22 March 2005/FoEE 18
European Commission to ram GM foods through - Green group slams lack of democracy or precaution
21 March 2005/FoEE 15
GMOs on the Commission’s table: still not edible for farmers, consumers and the environment
24 February 2005/FoEE 13
Exposed - Europe's inconsistent approach to GMOs - Leaked documents reveal EU arguments at the WTO
2004
20 December 2004/FoEE 84
EU Ministers block Monsanto's GM oilseed rape
29 November 2004/FoEE 80
Europe votes to keep GM crops bans
29 November 2004/FoEE 79
EU'S food safety authority accused of industry bias
26 November 2004/FoEE 78
New German law will help to keep Europe GMO free
16 November 2004/FoEE 76
GM crop safety tests "flawed", new scientific paper shows
28 October 2004/FoEE 74
Europe to vote on GM crop bans - Commission accused of “caving in” to WTO
26 October 2004/FoEE 71
The Commission's final act: you will eat GM foods!
20 September 2004/FoEE 66
GM foods: Europe halts Monsanto maize
17 September 2004/FoEE 64
GM foods: Europe accused of "caving in" to U.S. - Eurocrats force vote on modified food
14 September 2004/FoEE 63
Campaign for GM free zones and regions gathers force - Environmentalists and regional authorities launch joint initiative
08 September 2004/FoEE 60
GM crops: recipe for disaster -Friends of the Earth urges Governments to ban GM seeds
06 September 2004/FoEE 58
EU plans to allow GM crops in through the back door - Commissions plans - a "recipe for disaster" says Friends of the Earth
19 July 2004/FoEE 52
EU halts GM maize import - European Commission fails in 7th attempt
28 June 2004/FoEE 49
Commission fails to get Monsanto's GM maize NK 603 approved
26 June 2004/FoEE 48
EU ministers urged to reject Monsanto's GM maize NK 603
16 June 2004/FoEE 47
"New Europe" blocks U.S. food import - Confidential study casts doubt on GM food safety
11 June 2004/FoEE 46
GM Foods: test vote for "New Europe" - Unpublished study casts doubt on food safety
19 May 2004/FoEE 39
Genetically modified foods in Europe: Politicians say yes - Public says no!
14 May 2004/FoEE 37
European Commission warned over GM food import
10 May 2004/FoEE 35
Monsanto drops GM wheat - "Worldwide victory for consumers" says FoE
30 April 2004/FoEE 31
GM maize fails again... as actions spread to GM shareholders
29 April 2004/FoEE 30
Europe to vote again on GM maize (again) ... as actions spread to GM shareholders
26 April 2004/FoEE 29
GM maize: Ministers fail to agree on safety - Commission urged to reject application
23 April 2004/FoEE 26
Safety of genetically modified maize cannot be ensured - Ministers urged to reject controversial BT sweet corn
22 April 2004/FoEE 25
GM-FREE EUROPE -
New campaign launched to protect food and farming
15 April 2004/FoEE 22
Europe sets global standard to protect consumers -
New GMO food labelling laws come into force
22 March 2004/FoEE 17
EU Member states urged to reject genetically modified rice -
World staple food at risk from multinationals
05 March 2004/FoEE 14
MO Trade War Escalates: US Attempts to Force Feed GMOs to Europe
27 February 2004/FoEE 12
Global rules on GMOs "up and running" - Talks stop attempts to undermine biosafety
16 February 2004/FoEE 10
Governments urged to put public safety first - Import of Monsanto´s GMO maize up for the vote
02 February 2004/FoEE 07
Europe closer to banning modified oilseed rape
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