June 09
EuropaBio elects
Dr. Andrea Rappagliosi as its new chairman
GM Crops: the
elephant in the room? - Sustainable agriculture still low down
on EU climate change agenda
May 09
EuropaBio applauds
UK efforts to place industrial biotech at the center of a low
carbon economy
March 09
Water-wise
solutions from agricultural biotech
Why make tough
laws on GMOs and then break them? EuropaBio expresses profound
disappointment at Member States’ failure to defend the GM
authorisation procedure, science and Europe’s farmers
February 09
EuropaBio
answers the question of the Friends of the Earth report “Who
benefits from gm crops?” with real facts and figures
Is the EU on
track to end the 11 year moratorium on new cultivation approvals
for biotech crops?
¿Va a
aprovechar la UE la oportunidad de terminar con la moratoria de
11 años a los cultivos biotecnológicos?
More European
Union member states listen to science and farmers on GMOs
13 million
farmers around the world can't be wrong: it’s time to give
European farmers the same choice
January 09
Agricultural
biotechnology can help mitigate climate change, but will Europe
benefit?
La Biotecnología agrícola ayuda
a mitigar el cambio climático, ¿apostará Europa por ello?
December 08
European
Parliament’s approval of the Climate and Energy Package provides
the European biotech industry with a predictable business
environment to develop advanced biofuels
Changes in EU
biotech regulations must not be an attempt to further delay the
approvals process
Las
modificaciones en la legislación sobre Biotecnología no deben
retrasar los procesos de aprobación
September 08
Latest figures
show that more EU farmers choose to grow biotech crops to boost
their competitiveness, but are the EU’s ag ministers listening?
Aumenta un 21% los cultivos biotecnológicos en la UE, como
reflejo del interés de los agricultores en estos productos
Biotech food
is safe: is anyone going to tell the consumer?
Los alimentos
biotecnológicos son seguros: ¿nadie se lo va a decir a los
consumidores?
July 08
European biotech industry identifies the real culprits causing
food price rises
June 08
General Assembly of
EuropaBio confirms Willy De Greef as new Secretary General to
lead association
May 08
European Commission
procrastinates on GMOs while millions of farmers worldwide are
growing them
April 08
Biotech industry
supports 10% biofuels targets set out by the European Commission
as being sustainable
Willy De Greef
appointed New Secretary General of EuropaBio
March 08
European biotech
industry sets the record straight on biofuels and outlines
contribution of biotech to a low-carbon society
February 08
Fundación
Antama ofrece en exclusiva, por primera vez en castellano, el
vídeo didáctico editado por EuropaBío
titulado ‘La Revolución Invisible’
Italy: 67% of
farmers are ready to grow GMOs immediately, says a Demoskopea
survey presented in Milan for the Italian biotech association
Assobiotec on "maize growers' preception of GMOs in the Italian
region of Lombardy"
Comments on
Friends of the Earth report on GM crops
January 08
EuropaBio
supports Europe's renewable energy directive and its
sustainability criteria for biofuels
French biotech
crop decision environmentally unfriendly
November 07
European Union
Commissioner Dimas’ rejection of two GM maize products would
undermine the EU’s safety assessment process, says EuropaBio
Le refus du Commissaire Dimas d’autoriser deux nouveaux maïs
biotechnologiques pourrait saboter le processus européen
d’évaluation
October 07
European biotech
crop cultivation grows despite limited product choice
EuropaBio
comments on French President Sarkozy's statements on the
cultivation of biotech crops in France
European biotech
industry delegation hosts European Union Commissioners
September 07
Codex ad hoc
Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology paves the way for
safety assessment of products with GM low level presence
European Court
of Justice rejects Austrian biotech ban, supports right to
choose biotech crops
August 07
European biotech
industry releases policy on Biofuels in Europe
July 07
European Commission
report: “Economic Impact of Unapproved GMOs on EU feed imports
and livestock production”
June 07
‘Plants for the
Future’ invites Europe to reap fruits of knowledge-based
bio-economy
EuropaBio elects
new Chairman to lead association over next two years
Biotechnology and
the EU - Speech of Peter Mandelson, EU Trade Comissioner at the
EuropaBio Open Day
April 07
Study shows the
pervasiveness of biotechnology in Europe’s economy
European Member
States must take their responsibilities to implement the biotech
strategy
March 07
European Union
approves low level adventitious presence in GM products no
longer on the market
European biotech
industry leaders publish Green Biotech Manifesto and set out
policy challenges
February 07
EU Environment
Ministers fails to support the rights of Hungarian farmers
wanting to grow biotech crops
January 07
Global biotech
crop cultivation continues to grow - Why is Europe so far
behind?
December 06
According to EuropaBio,
EU Environment Ministers vote against sound science
EuropaBio
background briefing on GM starch potato (Amflora -
EH92-527-1)
November 06
More funds for biotech
companies as new European Union State Aid Rules recognize Young
Innovative Company Status
October 06
Biotech industry
welcomes EU support for biorefineries
EuropaBio welcomes European Parliament's hearing on green biotech
July 06
Member states of the
European Union reach agreement on Framework Programme for Research and
Innovation in Europe
June 06
European biotech industry
offers enthusiastic, active support for new EU biofuels initiative
May 06
European biotech industry
figures show signs of chronic under-funding
European
Ag Ministers agree to coexistence of biotech, non-biotech and organic
crop production
April 06
EuropaBio
notes the European Commission statement that GMO decisions will continue
to be based on science
Vienna Conference on
Co-existence between GM and Non GM crops - Where is the co-existence?
Where is the choice?
March 06
Heads of State of the
European Union commit to biofuels
Co-existence of GM crops
with conventional and organic farming – Choice or denial?
EU Council
discussion on biotech crops:
Member States should
focus on implementing the existing Community process, a process that
they helped put in place
Los
estados miembros de la UE deben poner en práctica el proceso Comunitario
de aprobaciones que ellos mismos ayudaron a implantar
February 06
EuropaBio statement on
WTO ruling on biotech crops
Q&A
on the WTO trade dispute over genetically modified products
January 06
Europe is missing out on
the agricultural biotech revolution, says pioneering agbiotech scientist
December 05
More votes at
EU Agriculture Council of Ministers for biotech maize, but
still not enough for approval
First
report now published on the European technology platform ‘Plants for the
Future’
EuropaBio background briefing: hybrid oilseed rape Ms8 x Rf3
November 05
Swiss vote to ban GM crops deprives farmers of choice
EuropaBio welcomes the
EU Commission’s decision to
approve biotech maize
1507
October 05
EU
Agriculture Council fails again to follow EU Food Authority’s advice on
biotech crops
Biotech crops can
contribute to alleviating poverty and malnutrition
EU
Court overturns Austrian law to ban GM
September 05
Agriculture Council of
Ministers of the European Union fails again to vote on biotech maize
New bio-economy web
portal launched in Europe
July 05
Uncertainty reigns as biotech patents remain unharmonised in the
European Union
‘Plants for the Future’
programme sets a European agenda for the goals and benefits of plant
genomics and biotechnology
"Plantas del
futuro" - La agenda estratégica de investigación para el desarrollo de
la agricultura europea en las próximas dos décadas
June 05
EU
Environment Council fails to lift bans by 5 Member States on EU-approved
GM products
EuropaBio votes in new
chairman and board, and welcomes a record 28 new members
Hans Kast,
President and CEO of BASF Plant Science, elected as new Chairman of
EuropaBio
April 05
Biotechnology in Europe is
poorly financed, says study
March 05
Barroso
Commission recognises contribution of biotech crops to European
competitiveness
European Union member
states fail to vote on 1507 biotech maize
January 05
EuropaBio expands membership base
December 04
EU Council of
Environment Ministers fails to reach decision on importation and feed
use of GT73 GM oilseed rape in the EU
November 04
EU Commission will ask
five EU member states to lift GM bans
September 04
Contradictory signals
by the European Commission
July 04
EuropaBio appoints new board
members
EuropaBio welcomes decision
by the European Commission to approve biotech maize
EuropaBio joins forces with
The World Life Sciences Forum BioVision to provide a special industry
track at BioVision 2005
June 04
Plant biotech blossoms in
Europe
May 04
EU Commission approves
biotech sweet corn for food use
E.U. Competitiveness
Ministers to decide on the community patent
April 04
Déjà vu as EU
Commission publishes biotech progress report
Consumer choice and GM
products - Is the EU now open for business?
January 04
From the farmer's field
to your compost heap: how bioplastics will reduce waste
EuropaBio appoints new
Secretary General
October 03
European Commission
u-turns on seeds directive
September 03
Biotech is key to European
Union competitiveness, says
Italy, as President of the EU
EuropaBio welcomes
Commission decision to uphold choice on GM crops
July 03
EuropaBio publishes EU
industry guidance documents on the safety assessment for GM crops
EU moratorium can be lifted
as European Parliament votes yes to new GM rules
June 03
Plant biotechnology has growth
potential
in Europe
Swiss Parliament votes to
reject GM moratorium
May 03
EuropaBio urges
rapid resolution of EU moratorium and WTO complaint
April 03
Farming systems must be
'tolerant' of each other, says EuropaBio
White Biotechnology
(bioprocesses): a gateway to a more sustainable future, studies say
March 03
Joint Research Center
report shows dramatic fall in EU GMO research
January 03
Plant biotechnology – a
developing country perspective
December 02
EU Environment Ministers
pave way for Council common position on GM
November 02
EuropaBio's statement on
agreement on beneficial GM technology
European Parliament
supports Commission to lift the de facto moratorium on GMOs
Le Parlement européen
encourage la Commission à lever le moratoire de facto sur les OGM
Europäische Parlament
fuer die Aufhebung des De-facto-Moratorium für genetisch veränderte
Organismen (GVOs)
October 02
European Commission
publishes first report on biotech patents directive
September 02
Brookes West
consultancy reports that GM crops benefit small farmers in Spain
European Parliament
supports EU research on plant biotechnology
July 02
EuropaBio: European
Parliament vote is a disappointment for green biotechnology
European Parliament to vote
on two GM regulations this week
May 02
European Commission study
calls for manageable regulations for GM , organic and conventional
farmers
April 02
Nature clarifies impact of
GM crops on biodiversity in Mexico
March 02
EU Summit leaders give
biotech go ahead at Barcelona
January 02
A new beginning for
biotech in Europe?
November 01
European Parliament
rejects Fiori report: EuropaBio confirms its willingness to contribute
to future debates on genetics and medicine
February
00
EuropaBio
welcomes OECD consultation on genetically modified foods
September 99
Scientists warn: Study on
effects of genetically modified crops on Monarch butterflies proved nothing
June 99
European
bioindustries call for a transparent approval system for genetically modified products
May 99
Nuffield
Council on Bioethics: Moral obligation to develop genetically modified crops
The
further Austrian ban on a genetically modified maize is unjustified - Years of rigorous
science-based tests clearly show authorised GM crops to be safe
April 99
Biotechnology
Industry regrets Greek ban on genetically modified crops
Novembre 98
EuropaBio'98
: Biotechnology industry in Europe dynamic and growing fast
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