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GMOs.. Conference on GMO Free Zones, 11th (and 12th) JANUARY 2001 In the European Parliament, Brussels, auditorium 1G 02.(Spinelli entrance). Co-organised by The Greens/EFA Group, The European Federation of Green Parties and The Federation of Young European Greens.
AGENDA (9.00-9.50 Pressconference /Breakfast for specially invited journalists) 10.00 Welcome and introduction- Heidi Hautala or Paul Lannoye. Co-president Greens/EFA. 10.15 The battle against GM food: so far so good? CHAIR: Paul Lannoye or Heidi Hautala *Vandana Shiva, Director Research Foundation for Science Technology and Ecology ,India. "Will biotechnology feed the world’s hungry?" *Brian Tokar, Institute of Social Ecology, USA. Scientist, author and grassroots activist. "The political movement against biotechnology in the USA". *Benny Haerlin, Greenpeace International GMO Campaign Director. "NGOs and the International anti-GMO campaign". 11.30 Debate and discussion 12.10 GMO-free Zones- Who holds the power? CHAIR: Hiltrud Breyer, MEP *Maria Idalina de Sant´Ana, biotechnology adviser of deputy João Grandão – member of the Worker´s Party in the Brazilian Parliament. "The fight for a GMO-free Brazil, starting in Rio Grande do Sul". *Peg Putt, Tasmanian Green MP and anti GMO campaigner, Australia. "The fight for a GMO-free Tasmania". 13.00 Debate and Discussion 13.30 Lunch 15.00 The European Situation –Existing GMO-free regions? CHAIR: Arnold Cassola, General Secretary of the European Federation of Green Parties. *Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio, Green Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Italy. "Successful ban of GMOs in Italian regions.. the government is positive.. is the EU?" *Francisco José Ormazabal, Basque Minister of Urban Planning, Housing and the Environment, Basque Region. "Can the Basque region become GMO-free?" *Joseph Hoppichler, Federal Institute for Less-Favoured and Mountainous Areas, Austria. "Concepts of GMO-free Environmentally Sensitive Areas." 16.00 Debate and discussion 16.40 GMO-free zones, GMO-free world, where do we go from here? CHAIR: Jill Evans MEP, Greens/EFA Group,(Wales). 16.50 *Dario Fo, writer and Nobel Prize winner ,Italy. (To be confirmed) *Jose Bové, founder of Confederation Paysanne, France. (To be confirmed). "GMOs and the anti globalisation movement. A bigger agenda?"
17.30 Closing session-Debate and discussion. Conclusions from the chair. 18.30 Close of formal proceeding. 19.00 Dinner at a Brussels restaurant. (For speakers.)
FRIDAY the 12th January 2001
8.30-13.00 NGO meetings and roundtable-discussions in the European Parliament. No Conference Fees Simultaneous translation in the main EU languages. (Only on Thursday the 11th.)
Lia Sandberg Moustogianni
GMO-Conference Coordinator European Parliament Spinelli 8 G 138 Rue Wiertz B-1047 Bruxelles, Belgique Tel:0032-(0)2-28 42 440, Mobile phone: 0032-(0)474-23 19 92 Fax:0032-(0)2-28 49 967 E-mail: gmoconference@europarl.eu.int Web-page: http://www.europarl.ep.ec/greens-efa/
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