The new Commission, announced on 16 September, will include a commissioner dedicated to animal welfare, in a move very positively welcomed by animal protection NGOs. This...
On 4 September, the European Commission’s special advisory group on agriculture pushed for further delays in the revision of the EU animal welfare laws in their new...
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Danish scheme, with a budget of approximately €20 million (DKK 151 million), to support higher...
The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, a €700 million Dutch scheme to compensate farmers for voluntarily closing livestock farming sites in certain...
It’s not just EU citizens who enjoy freedom of movement within the European Union. Thanks to the adoption of harmonised EU rules on travelling with pets,...
The European Commission has decided to register two European Citizens' Initiatives, entitled ‘Stop Cruelty Stop Slaughter' and ‘Stop Fake Food: Origin on Label'. The organizers of...
By Roxane Feller, secretary general of AnimalhealthEurope, Europe’s animal health association The growing risk of a livestock disease crossover – as the world is witnessing with...