2005-12-09 | permalink
The Irish Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mary Coughlan T.D., announced the publishing of the 'Report on Coexistence of GM and non-GM Crops in Ireland' and invites observations from interested parties. The report is available on the Department's website.</p><p><a href="http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/index.jsp?file=pressrel/2005/239-2005.xml">Department of Agriculture and Food</a></p><p><a href="http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/index.jsp?file=publicat/publications2005/gm_coexistence/index.xml">Report: Coexistence of GM and non-GM Crops in Ireland</a>
2005-12-01 | permalink
EU environment ministers failed to agree on another GMO approval at their meeting on 2 December in Brussels. 14 countries voted against licensing the import of Monsantos Mon 863 x Mon 810 hybrid, missing however the required qualified majority for rejecting the Commissions proposal to approve the GMO. 8 countries voted in favour and 3 abstained. Ministers also discussed the next steps on the Communities general policy on GMO approvals. Pro GM Commissioners and EU governments seem to put their hope on a pending WTO ruling against the EU, expected in January 2006.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=aZeRr993zHGw&refer=canada">Bloomberg: EU Ministers Fail to Agree on Monsanto Modified Corn</a></p><p><a href="http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/33790/story.htm">Reuters: EU Eyes WTO Case to Drive Policy Forward on GMOs</a></p><p><a href="http://www.euractiv.com/Article?tcmuri=tcm:29-150355-16&type=News">EurActive: Loophole clears way for GM maize approval</a></p><p><a href="http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/05/462&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en">EU Press Release</a></p><p><a href="http://www.saveourseeds.org/downloads/GP_NextStepsBriefing0512.pdf">Greenpeace briefing on key issues on the Ministers agenda</a>
2005-12-01 | permalink
In a press release Friends of the Earth Europe is calling on EU Environment Ministers to allow Europeans to ban GM foods and crops, similar to the example of Switzerland. Because virtually no-one in the EU wants GM food, and EU Ministers should give Regions and citizens the right to ban these foods.</p><p><a href="http://www.foeeurope.org/press/2005/HH_01_Dec_GMOs.htm">Friends of the Earth: Give us the right to ban GM foods</a>
2005-11-30 | permalink
In line with a conference in Rennes the members of the GM-free Network have endorsed a declaration which expresses their ambitions and demands to EU authorities. The declaration also outlines further actions and prospects for the future.</p><p>Declaration of Rennes<a href="http://www.keine-gentechnik.de/bibliothek/zonen/positionen/gmo_network_declaration_rennes_en_051130.pdf"> en</a></p><p><a href="http://www.keine-gentechnik.de/bibliothek/zonen/positionen/gmo_network_declaration_rennes_fr_051130.pdf">fr</a></p><p><a href="http://www.keine-gentechnik.de/bibliothek/zonen/positionen/gmo_network_declaration_rennes_dt_051130.pdf">dt</a>
2005-11-29 | permalink
Austria is planning to hold a pan-European debate about genetically-modified farming, following strong Swiss support for a five-year ban on gene technology in a referendum on November 27.Vienna will take over the EU's six-month rotating presidency in January and aims to host a conference about GM crops on 4-5 April, the country's agriculture minister Josef Proell has announced.</p><p><a href="http://euobserver.com/9/20431">EU Observer</a>
