ESF news: FoEE seminar on GMO trade war, Friday 5 May, 10:00h

THE TRANSATLANTIC GMO TRADE WAR:
WHAT IS AT STAKE?

Friday 5th May
10:00h-13:00h (slot 1)
Room E 204

Outline:
The US, Argentina and Canada filed a complaint at the WTO against the European moratorium and the national bans on GMOs. The interim report was released in February 2006 and the final ruling is expected at the end of March, therefore at the time of this workshop will happen the final verdict might be known.
The seminar intends to analyse the impacts of the ruling in Europe, in developing countries and in the development and implementation of the Biosafety Protocol.
The seminar intends to highlight which are the corporate driven- force behind this disputes and why WTO is the wrong place to rule about GMOs. The seminar will also present the situation of GMOs in Europe.
The objective of the seminar is to raise awareness about this dispute, GMOs and the WTO. The result of the ruling is a key opportunity to campaign against negative impacts of the WTO and build up public opposition to the GM crop and food.

Thematic area:
Agriculture

Organisers:
Friends of the Earth Europe
Greenpeace International
Greenpeace Greece
Attac Greece
Attac Austria
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Confédération Paysanne

Moderator:
Adrian Bebb, Friends of the Earth Europe

Speakers:
José Bové, Confédération Paysanne
Alain Lipietz, Member of the European Parliament (Greens, French)
Geert Ritsema, Greenpeace International
Adrian Bebb, Friends of the Earth Europe
Astrid Konrad, Attac Austria

Languages:
English, French, Greek