#Act4 FarmAnimals The Agriculture and Rural Development Committee on Tuesday resumed the 1 October hearing of the Polish candidate for the agriculture portfolio, Janusz Wojciechowski. Welfare-friendly Janusz Wojciechowski confirmed as next Commissioner for Agriculture 8 October 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals An EC report confirms a worldwide decrease in red meat consumption and increase in animal feed commodities resulting from growth in intensive livestock production. EC report: Red meat consumption down; animal feed commodities up 19 September 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Yesterday (25 July), the European Commission issued warnings against four EU countries over violations of EU directives concerning intensive farming practices. Formal warning on the environmental impact of intensive farming practices 26 July 2019 CIWF
#Act4 FarmAnimals Today, EU Member States agreed on providing exceptional market support to Italian egg and poultry meat producers, who were affected by avian influenza in 2017 and 2018. European Commission to provide exceptional support to Italy’s poultry sector following avian flu 18 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The European Commission wants to tighten the rules for animal transport over long distances. Dutch Food Safety Authority has laid down in the conditions that cattle export will be refused if the temperature at EU-Turkish border is expected to exceed 30°C 8 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Party for the Animals has taken the first step on Tuesday to set up a European parliamentary committee of inquiry to investigate animal transport abuses Anja Hazekamp MEP calls on her colleagues to support the creation of a committee of inquiry on live transport 2 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals EU Member States today agreed to a proposal from the European Commission to make €50 million available to Irish beef farmers, which can be matched by national funds to reach a maximum of €100 million. Your tax euros at work: Irish beef farmers get €50 million in CAP money 20 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Leo Varadkar, along with French President Emmanuel Macron and the Polish and Belgian Prime Ministers, has written to Jean Claude Juncker raising concerns over ongoing Mercosur talks. Varadkar warns EU president of Mercosur threat for beef 19 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals On 21 February 2019, the Czech Republic introduced the extraordinary checks on Polish beef imports which it is entitled to operate for consumer health protection reasons under the relevant provisions of Regulation 178/2002. Salmonella scandal: Czech Republic withdraws systematic checks on meat from Poland 11 May 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The uncertainty surrounding the Brexit renders outlook exercises even more difficult. These market forecasts relate to the EU-28 as the UK is still a member at the date of the publication. Short-term Agri Outlook report released: data on meat and dairy production, consumption and trade 15 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The report describes the outcome of an audit carried out by Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety in Poland from 4 to 8 February 2019. Following "serious shortcomings" reported in Polish slaughterhouses, compulsory CCTV is being considered 12 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The EU Birds Directive marks its 40th year in 2019. Projects under the LIFE programme have been working to implement the directive and save species since LIFE’s inception in 1992. LIFE and birds: 40 years of the EU Birds Directive 11 April 2019