Spain

Madrid, Spain, September 29 - Spanish maize fled to the French Embassy in Madrid yesterday to seek asylum fearing contamination from genetically modified varieties. The majority of GM maize grown commercially within the EU is located in Spain. Because of the high risk of contamination, Spanish non-GM maize sought refuge at the French Embassy. France banned the only GM crop authorised for cultivation in the EU, Monsanto’s MON810, at the beginning of 2008
picture: FOE. More Info: www.foeeurope.org

On 2nd July 2009, a votacion took place in the Catalan Parliament on the possibility to declare Catalonia GMO-free. The proposal law was rejected.
Read more about the demonstration (Catalan)
Video of the Speech of Alexis Inglada at the Parliament. Alexis Inglada is a young catalan farmer also member of Som lo que Sembrem (speech in Catalan)

On 18th April 2009, more than 8000 people manifested against GMOs in Zaragoza, demanding to the Spanish governement a ban on GMO cultivation and food.

This demonstration was the culminating point of a week long of actions against GMOs. There were hundreds of actions, activities and protests all over Spain.

This demonstration was organized by Plataforma Rural (Amigos de la Tierra, CAS, CECU, CERAI, CIC BATA, CIFAES-URPF, COAG,C.Tierra de Campos, Ecologistas en Acción,EMAUS, Entrepueblos, Espacio Comercio Justo, Jóvenes Rurales Cristianos, Red Africa Europa, SODEPAZ, Veterinarios Sin Fronteras, Movimiento Rural Cristiano, Mundubat,, SEAE, SOC, Universidad Rural Paulo Freire, Xarxa de Consum Solidari) and Greenpeace.