This article first appeared in the Greek publication OW. It is re-published here, as a Deepl translation into English, with the kind permission of the author, Kelly Sokou.

The first part of the OW article sets out – via a series of questions – to explain the background to the controversy around the current EU proposals on deregulating new GMOs. The second part is OW’s interview with Professor Michael Antoniou, following a public event in Athens – Our Food at Risk: The Hidden Promotion of GMOs – at which Professor Antoniou was a keynote speaker.

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

While we are preoccupied with current events in Greece and around the world, Europe is preparing to say “yes” to new genetically modified crops, under the pretext of tackling climate change and an impending food crisis.

How do they differ from the familiar GM crops, against which Greece had erected a barrier at the beginning of the millennium? What methods will be used to produce them, and what effects might they have on our health?