#Act4 AnimalsEU This morning 118 members of the European Parliament tabled an oral question, promoted by Niels Fuglsang MEP (S&D, Denmark), in support of the appointment of an EU Commissioner explicitly in charge of animal welfare. Record number of MEPs demand an EU Commissioner for animal welfare 10 January 2022 GAIA Press Release
#Act4 AnimalsEU The German Presidency of the Council of the European Union comes at a crucial juncture, with animal welfare labelling, the Common Agricultural Policy and the Union’s long term budget all on the table. German Presidency comes at a critical time for animals 1 July 2020 Press Release
#Act4 AnimalsEU The day has finally arrived: the Farm-to-Fork and Biodiversity to 2030 strategies of the European Union’s Green Deal have been adopted. Both contain positive points that suggest the Commission is ready to take action for animals – but will these strategies deliver the concrete changes the EU needs to move away from intensive farming and the exploitation of wild animals and their habitats? Green Deal puts animal welfare back on the EU’s agenda 20 May 2020 Eurogroup for Animals Press Release
#Act4 AnimalsEU The European Commission has announced that they will again postpone two of the key pillars of the European Green Deal - the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies. Paws for thought: Green Deal delay must be used to reassess the human-animal relationship 24 April 2020 Eurogroup for Animals Press Release
#Act4 AnimalsEU According to Politico, the European Commission is poised to establish a new animal welfare unit this March as part of a restructuring of its department on Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE). One small step by the Commission, or one giant leap for animal welfare? 24 January 2020 Eurogroup for Animals Press Release
#Act4 AnimalsEU Last week, the European Parliament adopted a Resolution to spell out what it wants to see from the European Commission in the coming term. EP’s Resolution on Green Deal asks for better animal welfare 22 January 2020 Eurogroup for Animals Press Release
