GMOs Archives - Agricultural and Rural Convention

European Court Rules Gene Editing to be Subject to GMO Regulation

25 July, 2018 Helene Schulze

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) passed a ruling deeming organisms acquired by gene editing are subject to the same regulations as other GMOs. […]

Why Did MEPs Reject 3 GM Crops Last Month?

21 November, 2017 ARC

One of a series of significant votes in the European Parliament on 24th October last involved the rejection of the authorisation of GM crops. So what reason did the MEPs give for reject these crops? […]

Parliament Votes to Oppose Importing GM Soya

15 February, 2016 Oliver Moore

The European Parliament voted to oppose the importation of three genetically modified (GM) soybeans into the European Union. This vote sets it against the EU Commission, which wants to authorise these GM soybeans for feed use. […]

Scotland Wales & Northern Ireland all ban GM Crops – but not England

10 October, 2015 Peter Crosskey

Most EU countries and regions have now declared their intention to not grow GM crops. In the UK, this means everywhere – except England, as Peter Crosskey reports. […]

Romania says Resounding NO to GMOs

6 October, 2015 ARC

Romania was once the darling of the GMO industry. Now, Romanian farmers have rejected GMO crops in their entirety. Eco Ruralis give us this exclusive report. […]

Scotland faces GM-free policy challenge

20 May, 2015 Peter Crosskey

Scotland has a national GM-free policy but this is under threat from current European Commission proposals that will allow Westminster to sideline it […]

EU members have the right to ban GMOs. What will Romania do?

28 April, 2015 ARC

With the GMO free regions event in Berlin on right now, Ramona Duminicioiu assesses GMOs in the EU and Romania
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Illegal GM soy discovered in Romania, claim Greenpeace.

4 January, 2015 ARC

Has the Romanian State’s lack of diligence on GM been exposed by Greenpeace? Eco Ruralis tell us. […]

NGO’s welcome Parliament’s vote on National GMO bans

11 November, 2014 ARC

European Parliament reinstates Member State’s right to use environmental concerns to ban GM crop cultivation […]

Pioneer’s GM maize 1507: a case history

14 July, 2014 ARC

The Eco Ruralis team outline the details on the approval process for Pioneer’s GM maize 1507 […]

New report points to decline in support for GM crops

13 May, 2014 Myrto Pispini

Friends of the Earth interrogate the official figures to reveal drops in acerage and less support of GM crops […]

Roundup Ready soybeans, worse than you thought

2 May, 2014 Myrto Pispini

Study debunks the ongoing argument of the biotech industry that GM and non-GM soybeans are substantially equivalent […]

Beware the Greek Minister bearing a new GM proposal

24 March, 2014 Myrto Pispini

Arc2020 correspondent Myrto Pipsini is suspicious of ministerial motivations […]

Update on authorization of GM maize 1507

3 March, 2014 ARC

ViEWs journalist Ed Bray provides an overview on the potential authorisation of GM maize 1507 for cultivation in the EU. […]

Romania: GM Maize 1507’s Future Breeding Ground?

24 February, 2014 ARC

If the EU isn’t careful, Romania may become one of the primary breeding grounds for GMOs. […]