GM FREE EUROPE

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GM FREE EUROPE

• Adrian Bebb
• Friends of the Earth Europe

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GM Free Europe campaign

• www.gmofree-europe.org
• 172 Regions now wish to be GM Free
• 4500 local governments and smaller areas

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GMO FREE EUROPE

• Working with the Assembly European Regions
• Network of GM Free Regions
• Anyone campaigning for GM Free regions

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Political timetable

• Commission report into national coexistence
  measures March 2006
• EC Conference in Vienna April 2006
• New Commission proposal
• accept existing Recommendations
• - introduce new Recommendations
• - introduce new law on co-existence

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GMO FREE EUROPEthe next steps

• Over the next few months we need to change the
  position of the Commission
• Mobilise the GM Free Regions to lobby their
  national Governments and the Commission
• Draft letters, leaflet with the map

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GMO FREE EUROPE

• EVERY REGION SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY NO TO
  THIS TECHNOLOGY AND TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE
  AGRICULTURE