events sponsored by Cornell's Global Labor Institute. According to Bové, the Customs agents told him he was "ineligible" to enter the U.S. due to his past prosecutions for "moral crimes." After being detained for several hours, Bové was placed on an Air France flight to Paris. On 11 October 2016, Bové was denied entry to Canada because of his convictions related to protests, notably against McDonald's. He was subsequently allowed to stay in the country for seven days. Political life Following an appeal from his supporters, who gathered 40,000 signatures, in January 2007 Bové announced he would run as a candidate that year in the 2007 French presidential election. He formally declared on 1 February and in six weeks gained the required 500 signatures from elected officials necessary to be a candidate. He declared he was fighting for "the people that have no voice." He was trying to promote unity on the radical left and aiming to defeat the right and the far right, which had recently gained popularity. He was endorsed by actress Juliette Binoche, who has international renown. On 19 March Bové announced that he had secured the support necessary to reach the second stage, to be listed on the published ballot, alongside 11 other contenders. On the first round of the presidential election, Bové scored 1.32% of the popular vote (483,008 votes). Following the French presidential elections, Bové became more closely associated with Europe Écologie, a coalition of French environmentalist political parties including the Green Party. In the 2009 European Parliament election, he headed the list of candidates for the South-West constituency. On 7 June 2009 he was elected to the European Parliament, as Europe Ecologie garnered more than 16% of the vote in a proportional electoral system. He was re-elected at the 2014 European Parliament election. Publications In English translation The Food for the Future: Agriculture for a Global Age (2005), with Francois Dufour. (translated by Anna De Casparis) A Movement of Movements: Is Another World Really Possible? (2004), edited by Tom Mertes The World Is Not for Sale: Farmers Against Junk Food (2001), with Francois Dufour. (translated by Anna De Casparis) In French Nous, Paysans (2000) with Gilles Luneau Le Monde n'est pas une marchandise; des paysans contre la malbouffe (2001) with François Dufour and Gilles Luneau Rural - Chronique d'une collision politique (2001) with Étienne Davodeau Retour de Palestine (2002) Paysan du Monde (2002)