#Act4 AnimalsEU Trade policy dominates the headlines in Brussels and around the world. Increasingly, trade policy is viewed as critical both in its own right and for its influence on labour, equality, migration, environment and climate change mitigation. Eurogroup for Animals invited to present its work in a high level training on trade 4 November 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU The European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture has launched today the world’s most comprehensive publicly accessible trade database on fisheries and aquaculture products. EUMOFA releases fisheries international trade data 2 November 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Conditional trade agreement covers eggs from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay EU imposes hen welfare standards on egg imports for the first time 2 October 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU The Commerce Ministry is poised to revive long-delayed free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations and has scheduled public hearings nationwide before proceeding with proposals for cabinet approvals of the talks by November. FTA talks with Thailand to resume; hearings scheduled 24 September 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Phil Hogan has been confirmed as the EU's next trade commissioner. Hogan confirmed as new EU Trade Commissioner 10 September 2019
#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 FarmAnimals Australia's peak woolgrowers body doesn't want producers bound to European Union rules on animal welfare or antimicrobial resistance in any final Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement. Wool producers demand changes in draft Australia-EU free trade agreement 9 July 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Growing tensions in trade relations between the superpowers, coupled with protectionism, meaning the protection of domestic production from foreign competition, also represent a challenge to the European economy. Finland wants to strengthen the provision on sustainable development in trade agreements 8 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals No deal ‘cannot be allowed to happen’, Minette Batters says No-deal Brexit could cause mass slaughter of UK lambs as end of European trade spells ‘disaster’ for farmers 7 July 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Less than a week after the announcement of the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay), on June 28, the dispute is gaining momentum. Why the Mercosur agreement is so criticized 4 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals While EU/Mercosur trade agreement has entered “endgame” negotiations and could lead to a political agreement in the last week of June, AVEC representing the European poultry meat sector, raises the alarm bell! EU poultry industry sector says no to the Mercosur Agreement 19 June 2019
Despite the rise of vegetarianism and veganism in Europe, animal-source foods currently remain our only option for meeting the nutrient demands of a growing global population. AnimalHealth Europe’s president thinks animal health is the forgotten factor in producing affordable, safe food for Europe 5 June 2019