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Stop the Crop
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Dates:
January 01, 2009 - January 01, 2010
Organization:
GENET - European NGO Network on Genetic Engineering
Website:
http://www.gmo-free-regions.org/stop-the-crop-action.html
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Campaign posted on:
May 11, 2009
Location:
Germany
Language(s):
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish
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Last updated:
May 11, 2009
Phone:
+ 49 30 27590309
Area of Focus:
Consumer Protection, Environment and Ecology, Farming and Agriculture
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Description:
Protect a GMO-Free Europe
A series of crucial decisions will soon be taken in Brussels regarding the planting of genetically engineered crops in Europe.
In all the cases only a qualified majority (255 out of 345 votes) of the 27 member states can overrule the EU-Commission’s proposals. This undemocratic so called comitology procedure allows for EU-wide approvals of GMOs and the forced cultivation of GMOs against the will of national governments and even against the vote of a majority of member states.
We believe that the governments and their ministers should be aware that their citizens are watching closely how they vote in Europe. We have drafted a letter to the ministers in charge calling upon them to vote against the forced waiving of the national bans on GMO planting in Hungary, Austria, France and Greece and against the approval of new GMO crops for cultivation in Europe.
How people can help:
Check the campaign website! It enables you to:
* Send a letter to your minister (if your country is already listed)
* Send a letter to a minister of another country (if this country is listed)
* Join us and start a campaign on your own website and invite your visitors and friends to send letters to your ministers
* Stay informed about the state of affairs regarding the decisions mentioned above
* See how many citizens have already joined the call to “Stop the Crop”
If you want to join us and start campaigning on this issue, please check the webpage about "how the action works".
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Permalink:
http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Campaign/4501-65/c
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