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EuropaBio
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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