2005-11-10 | permalink
Polish farmer Marian Zagorny, who stood in court to get more than 1 year in jail for attempting to block illegal shipments of GM grain and protesting factory farming of pigs, left the court as a free man. The court agreed that the actions were done to protect Polish agriculture and health. Marian was very happy and sends many thanks also on behalf of his farmers union 'Solidarni' to all who sent letters of support.</p><p>The Province of Opole in the South West Poland has now become the 14th Polish Province to declare itself a GMO Free Zone. There are now only two provinces left which have not declared themselves GMO Free. It brings the total number of Provinces to have declared GMO Free status to approximately 90% of the total area of Poland.</p><p><a href="http://www.icppc.pl/eng/index.php">International Coalition to Protect the Polish Countryside (ICPPC)</a>
2005-11-04 | permalink
Farmers in the Czech Republic have begun growing genetically engineered (GE) corn for the first time, and they could start selling it as early as next year.</p><p><a href="http://www.praguepost.com/P03/2005/Art/1103/news5.php">The Prague Post</a>
2005-11-03 | permalink
The European Commission has authorised the placing on the market of the genetically modified maize 1507. The authorisation covers the import and processing of this GMO, including its use in animal feed.</p><p><a href="http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/1366&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en">EU Press Release</a></p><p><a href="http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/ng.asp?n=63675-eu-gm-crops">food production daily: EU GM approval cannot hide widespread opposition</a>
2005-11-01 | permalink
The Municipal Council of Santa Cruz in the Province of Guanacaste inCosta Rica, declared itself GE Free the 24th of October.This is the second GE Free Municipality in Costa Rica, after the decision of the Council of Paraíso de CartagoThe decision to ban any GE crop inside Santa Cruz, was taken by all the members of the Council unanimously.</p><p><a href="http://www.organicconsumers.org/biod/costarica102605.cfm">2nd County in Costa Rica goes GE Free</a>
2005-10-28 | permalink
Lower Austria has decided to join the network of GMO free regional governments, which will hold its next meeting in Rennes, November 29 and 30.</p><p><a href="http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung.php?schluessel=OTS_20051027_OTS0211">ots.at: Niederösterreich tritt Initiative für gentechnikfreie Regionen bei</a>
