Greece
GMO-free news from Greece
This links to a page with all the GENET-news from Greece that are relevant for the development of GMO-free zones.
Updates + Overviews
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In October 2004, the last of the 54 prefectures voted to declare their area GMO-free. That means that the whole of Greece is now covered by regional GMO-free zones. The anti-GMO movement is growing rapidly in the country. Last research results showed that the 93% of Greeks do not want GMO-cultivation on their land nor GMO products on their plate. Greece upholds a restriction on the GM swede rape Topas 19/2 under Article 16 of EU Directive 90/220 (known as the safeguard clause), and against GM maize MON810 under article 23 of Directive 18/2001.
Organisations and institutions active on GMO
Greenpeace Greece (Greek)
Greek Network against GMOs (Greek)
Cretan Network Against GMO (Greek)
Initiative Magnesia (Greek)
DIO, Recognized Certification Agency and Control of Biological Products (Greek)
Consumer Protection Center (KEPKA) (Greek)
Greek Greens' webpage devoted to GMOs (Greek)
BiotechWatch.gr (Greek)
Presentations
GMO-Free Zones. The case of Greece, Yiannis Tolios, Economist-Researcher (Ph.D), Greek Net of Alternative Agricultural Policy of Food Sovereignty, www.ytolios.gr, April 2009 (English)
Official and institutional links
Petitions
Cyberaction Stop the Crop
GMO-free Regions and areas: Petition to the European Commission. Download in pdf-format doc-format
Other background information
GMO Free Zones- the case of Greece, by Myrto Pispini, Greenpeace Greece, 2003
Manifesto of Hellenic convention of social & public organizations, networks and movements against GMOs, 2004
Brief report on the situation in Greece, by Paula Maier; DIO, Inspection and Certification of Organic Products, 2004
Movement for GMO-free Greece, by Paula Maier; DIO, Inspection and Certification of Organic Products, 2005
Report on GMO-free Conference Thessaloniki (Feb 2004)
US Department of Agriculture: Annunal Agricultural Biotech Report
