Themed around fish, this edition of our Magazine features an interview with MEP Jeppe Kofod, our efforts to end the use of wild animals in cirucses, and more.

Themed around why we need to phase out experiments on primates, this edition of our Magazine features an update on our End Pig Pain campaign and more.

Themed around raising the bar for equine welfare, this edition of our Magazine features an interview with Emeritus Professor Broom, an update on Brexit and animals, and more.

Summary of Eurogroup for Animals' activity in 2016.

Themed around live export of animals from the EU, this edition of our Magazine features an interview with Maltese Minister Galdes and more.

Eurogroup for Animals, the leading panEuropean animal advocacy organisation, would like to present the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU with its key concerns during their forthcoming Presidency. A number of developments are on the agenda that will have significant impact on the lives of billions of
animals. We trust that the Presidency will use our input and positions as set out in this document to ensure that they work to accommodate and protect animals and their welfare.

Themed around making a difference for equines, this edition of our Magazine features an interview with Maria Noichl and more.

Themed around our Think Positive campaign, this edition of our Magazine features an interview with Sirpa
Pietikäinen, an update on our efforts to protect animals used for scientific purposes, and more.

Themed around our campaign to end long distance transportation of live animals, this edition of our Magazine features an interview that gives an inside look at the Dutch EU Presidency and more.

At the 15th of March 2016 Eurogroup for Animals hosted, jointly with the cross political EP Intergroup for the Welfare and Conservation of Animals, a seminar at the European Parliament. The aim of the seminar was to discuss the future of animal welfare in the European Union by opening a constructive dialogue on the results to be generated from the Joint Declaration on Animal Welfare initiated by the German, Danish and Dutch Agricultural Ministers in December 2014. When signing the Ministerial Declaration on Pig Welfare, launched in April 2015, the Swedish Agricultural Minister joined this animal welfare coalition as well. The perspectives
for the EU to deliver in these declarations were reviewed.

Summary of Eurogroup for Animals' activity in 2015.

Eurogroup for Animals, the leading pan-European animal advocacy organisation, would like to present the Slovakian Presidency of the Council of the EU with its key concerns during their forthcoming Presidency. A number of developments are on the agenda that will have significant impact on animal welfare and we trust that the Presidency will use our input and positions as set out in this document to ensure that they work to accommodate and protect animals and their welfare.

This document covers the main areas of concern for animal welfare. It aims to provide a better understanding of each topic from different viewpoints: economic; consumer; welfare problems; existing legislation at European and national level and finally what can realistically be done to improve the situation. It is not intended to be exhaustive but used as a practical reference document, providing updates on a wide range of animal welfare issues which can be regulated at EU level.