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.

Official and institutional links

Ministry of Rural Development and Food

Petitions

Cyberaction Stop the Crop
GMO-free Regions and areas: Petition to the European Commission. Download in pdf-format   doc-format