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Brussels, 21 September 2006 – Friends of the Earth Europe has demanded a suspension of all long grain rice imports from the United States after the European Commission admitted today that a consignment of US rice certified as “GM-free” was retested and found to be contaminated. [1] Helen Holder, GM Campaigner at Friends of the …
Outrage as illegal genetically modified rice slips through the netRead more
Strasbourg, lundi 21 mai 2007 – < Le Parlement européen est a deux doigts d’avaliser une stratégie commerciale qui conférera d’importants privileges aux grandes entreprises européennes aux dépens des petits entrepreneurs, des paysans, des travailleurs et de l’environnement >, souligne aujourd’hui le Réseau Seattle to Brussels. [1] Ce réseau d’ONG, de syndicats, d’associations et de mouvements sociaux …
Brussels June 20 – Friends of the Earth has condemned a high-level meeting on Europe’s future biotechnology strategy, that is taking place today behind closed doors and from which environmental NGOs have been barred entry.[1] Helen Holder, GMO Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe said: “Meeting in secret to discuss issues of high public …
Friends of the Earth exposes EU for secret biotech industry biasRead more
Brussels, May 21st 2007 – The EU is poised today to approve further financial and political support for genetically modified (GM) crops [1, despite growing evidence that the sector is failing. Helen Holder, coordinator of the Friends of the Earth Europe GMOs campaign, said: “EU leaders continue to blindly push for genetically modified crops, despite …
Brussels, September 18th 2006 – Friends of the Earth Europe has called on the European Commission to respect EU member states’ wishes and refuse authorisation of a genetically modified (GM) oilseed rape. At an Agriculture Council meeting today, only a small minority of EU Farm Ministers voted in favour of importing the GM oilseed rape …
EU Member States reject GM oilseed rape and support Hungary GM maize banRead more
Tbilisi, (Georgia), Brussels (Belgium) 14 May – Friends of the Earth groups from 31 countries across Europe have reacted in outrage to the illegal forced eviction of Friends of the Earth Georgia from its office in Tbilisi. [1] Fouad Hamdan, Director of Friends of the Earth Europe said: “The Friends of the Earth Europe network …
