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Species Extinction & the Case for a Global Moratorium on Gene Drives

June 14, 2020 ARC

Stop Gene Drives is a campaign to prevent future releases of gene drive organisms into the environment in Germany, Europe and worldwide. In this op-ed, Head of Campaign Mareike Imken makes the case for a global moratorium on the release of gene drive organisms – before it is too late. […]

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European Court Rules Gene Editing to be Subject to GMO Regulation

July 25, 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. […]

Main stories

Why Did MEPs Reject 3 GM Crops Last Month?

November 21, 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? […]

Latest from Brussels

Parliament Votes to Oppose Importing GM Soya

February 15, 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. […]

Latest from EU Member States

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

October 10, 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. […]

Latest from EU Member States

Romania says Resounding NO to GMOs

October 6, 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. […]

Recent updates

Scotland faces GM-free policy challenge

May 20, 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 […]

Latest from EU Member States

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

April 28, 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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Latest from EU Member States

Illegal GM soy discovered in Romania, claim Greenpeace.

January 4, 2015 ARC

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

Latest from the ARC network

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

November 11, 2014 ARC

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

Latest from EU Member States

Pioneer’s GM maize 1507: a case history

July 14, 2014 ARC

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

Latest from EU Member States

New report points to decline in support for GM crops

May 13, 2014 Myrto Pispini

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

Main stories

Roundup Ready soybeans, worse than you thought

May 2, 2014 Myrto Pispini

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

Latest from Brussels

Beware the Greek Minister bearing a new GM proposal

March 24, 2014 Myrto Pispini

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

Recent updates

Update on authorization of GM maize 1507

March 3, 2014 ARC

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

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    April 6, 2021
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    April 2, 2021
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    March 31, 2021
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    March 24, 2021
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    March 21, 2021
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    March 21, 2021
  • Roots of Resilience: How CAP, Farm to Fork, and Land Policies can Support an Agroecological Transition in Europe
    March 19, 2021
  • Ireland | Forty Shades Of Greenwashing? – Part 1
    March 16, 2021
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    March 15, 2021
  • Ireland | Forty Shades Of Greenwashing? – Part 2
    March 14, 2021
  • CAP Strategic Plans: Support to High-Nature-Value Farming in Bulgaria
    March 11, 2021
  • Damning Report on CAP Cash in Central and Eastern Europe Released
    March 9, 2021
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    March 8, 2021
  • Food Sovereignty, Romania and the Rising Far-Right
    March 8, 2021
  • Letter From The Farm | Three Years In: Realism And Planning For Utopia
    March 5, 2021
  • CAP, European Green Deal and the Digital Transformation of Agriculture
    February 28, 2021
  • UK | Waking Up To The Power Of Mushrooms
    February 25, 2021
  • Walk Out – Environmental Pillar Rejects Irish State’s Agri Plan
    February 25, 2021
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    February 22, 2021
  • European Committee of the Regions Adopts Opinion on Agroecology
    February 18, 2021
  • CAP Reform | Broad Coalition Demands Social Conditionality For A Fairer CAP
    February 17, 2021
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    February 16, 2021
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