Regulatory approvals for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) vary significantly from country to country. Countries in South East Europe (SEE) are no different and have developed their own specific regulations for GMOs. Thus, the objective here is to create a GMO regulation index for 6 SEE countries and to consider changes in GMO regulations in countries undergoing the process of EU integration. First, we created a composite index of GMO regulatory restrictiveness. How GMO policies are affected by arable land, rural population, democracy, and GDP, model is assessed using a suitable panel data. The results of our research show significant polarization in legislation among the countries analyzed, a significant effect on restrictive GMO regulation based on the arable land per capita, level of democracy and GDP per capita. Also, the regulation of GMOs in these countries is in the process of being adjusted to EU legislation. Because these countries aspire to become EU member states, a need has emerged for different marketing and communication strategies regarding GMOs.

各国对转基因生物 (GMO) 的监管批准差异很大。东南欧国家 (SEE) 也不例外，并制定了自己的转基因生物特定法规。因此，这里的目标是为 6 个 SEE 国家创建转基因监管指数，并考虑正在经历欧盟一体化进程的国家的转基因监管变化。首先，我们创建了一个转基因监管限制的综合指数。转基因政策如何受到耕地、农村人口、民主和 GDP 的影响，模型使用合适的面板数据进行评估。我们的研究结果表明，所分析国家之间的立法存在显着两极分化，对基于人均耕地、民主水平和人均 GDP 的限制性转基因生物监管有显着影响。还，这些国家对转基因生物的监管正在根据欧盟立法进行调整。由于这些国家渴望成为欧盟成员国，因此需要针对转基因生物制定不同的营销和传播策略。