#Act4 AnimalsEU Yesterday, the European Parliament massively supported a resolution endorsing the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) on banning cages and calling for future measures to apply to imports. Just earlier this week, the US notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) about the coming Californian ban on cages, which also prevents sales of such products in the State, showing the world that the EU will have support once it adopts its own ban. The EU and the US pave the way for a ban on cages imposed on imported food 11 June 2021
#Act4 AnimalsEU Eurogroup for Animals welcomes the appointment of Ngozi Okonjo Iweala as the new Director-General of the WTO, as well as the recent call by the EU to reform the WTO to better address sustainability challenges. The WTO and its Members should use this momentum to strengthen animal welfare measures under multilateral trade, as part of the efforts to support sustainable development. WTO reforms must include animal welfare multilateral rules 2 March 2021
#Act4 AnimalsEU The World Trade Organization on Wednesday forecast that goods trade would shrink more steeply this year than in the global financial crisis a decade ago before rebounding in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic recedes - if countries worked together. WTO sees 'ugly' trade plunge worse than in financial crisis 14 April 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU The EU and 15 other members of the WTO today decided on an arrangement that will allow them to bring appeals and solve trade disputes among them despite the current paralysis of the WTO Appellate Body. EU and 15 World Trade Organization members establish contingency appeal arrangement for trade disputes 6 April 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU The UK would find it “very challenging” to restrict imports based on food standards from next year, an NFU director has confirmed. WTO rules could force UK to accept food imports produced to lower standards 16 March 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU Ted McKinney, undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, said he was highlighting common ground between the two sides during meetings with lawmakers, government officials and private industry in Brussels, Rome and Geneva. The US confirms: No negotiations without agriculture 27 July 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU What is the Trade & Animal Welfare Project? Where did it come from? Why does it exist? It seemed appropriate to use our first entry in this brand new blog to answer some of these fundamental questions. Introducing the Trade and Animal Welfare Project 30 June 2017
