1 Million EU Citizens against GMO Crops

Close up of 1 million signatures incorporated in a 380-square-meter piece of 3D pavement art. The art piece was used by Avaaz and Greenpeace in an event organized to deliver the first European Citizens' Initiative to EU Commissioner John Dalli signed by over 1 million European citizens. The initiative calls on the Commission to ban genetically modified (GM) crops until a new independent, ethical, scientific body
is established to assess their impact.

Unique identifier: GP029FR

Type: Image

Shoot date: 09/12/2010

Locations: Belgium, Brussels, Europe

Credit line: © Greenpeace / John Novis

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1 Million EU Citizens against GMO Crops

Avaaz and Greenpeace deliver the first European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) to EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy John Dalli signed by over 1 million European citizens. The ECI is one of the main innovations of the Lisbon Treaty and is meant to allow citizens to request changes in European law.The initiative calls on the Commission to ban genetically modified (GM) crops until a new independent, ethical, scientific body is established to assess their impact. The 1 million signatures were included in a 380-square-meter piece of 3D pavement art placed in front of the European Commission building.

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