#Act4 AnimalsEU Research for AGRI Committee - Megatrends in the agri-food sector: global overview and possible policy response from an EU perspective EP publishes study on megatrends in the agri-food sector, including vegan and vegetarian diets 24 September 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Despite a number of canteens in the European Parliament, Sylwia Spurek has to bring her own lunchbox to work. Sylwia Spurek MEP calls for vegan food in EU canteens 23 September 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU This morning, the Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals held its first preparatory meeting for this new legislative term. First Intergroup preparatory meeting of the new parliamentary term: Board elections and priorities 19 September 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU The fourteenth meeting of the Standing Group of Experts on African swine fever in Europe (SGE ASF14) was opened this morning in Sofia, Bulgaria. European politicians and scientists join forces to face African swine fever 10 September 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU May we take this opportunity to warmly congratulate you on your (re)election to the European Parliament, and your appointment to this important Committee. Open letter to EP AGRI on the banning of terms like 'veggie burger' 25 July 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Two French MPs presented a report to the French parliamentary committee on European affairs on 17 July. The report recommended 27 measures to prevent the collapse of Europe’s fish resources. Two French MPs want their Parliament to discuss Europe’s overfishing problem 23 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Last week, the European Parliament's committees held their constitutive meetings and elected their Chairs. European Parliament elects British Liberal Democrat MEP as chair of the PECH committee 15 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals In an interview with EURACTIV France, French MEP and vice-chair of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group, Eric Andrieu, spoke about the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), highlighting its lack of environmental provisions. French MEP makes encouraging statement on animal welfare in the CAP 12 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals In Paris a few weeks ago, at the height of the EU election campaign, a report on biodiversity and aimed at global decision makers was released, and made quite a commotion. Avoiding ecosystem collapse will require a different Common Agricultural Policy 18 June 2019
#Act4 Pets OXFORD-based MEP, Catherine Bearder, has become a trustee for an animal welfare charity. UK MEP Catherine Bearder new Trustee for International Fund for Animal Welfare 17 June 2019
#Act4 Wildlife The organisation Animal Advocacy and Protection (AAP) continues its fight to obtain legislation at a European level prohibiting the use of wild animals in circuses. NGO's campaigns for EU-wide ban on wild animals in circuses 6 June 2019 AAP
#Act4 Aquatics Only 10 of the 27 outgoing members of the Fisheries Committee (PECH) in the European Parliament were re-elected in the EU elections, four of them on borrowed time as Brexiteer MEPs. Only 10 MEPs from the European Parliament’ Fisheries Committee are re-elected: new opportunities to pitch fish welfare? 31 May 2019