#Act4 AnimalsEU Eurogroup for Animals welcomes the launch of a consultation on the Trade policy review. This is a huge opportunity to make sure animal welfare is better addressed in the next EU Trade Strategy. Make sure the voices of animals are heard in the Trade Policy Review 31 July 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU On Tuesday 16 June, Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan launched a Trade Policy Review. EU Trade Policy Review is an opportunity for the EU to better address animal welfare in trade 22 June 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU On Sunday, the EU officially signed the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement. The language it contains on animals is weak compared to the most recent EU FTAs, particularly as Vietnam is a key country for aquaculture and fisheries, and a recognised hotspot for wildlife trafficking. Eurogroup for Animals calls on the Parliament to raise concerns for animals in Vietnam 1 July 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU The EU and Mercosur – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay – are close to concluding their trade agreement after 20 years of negotiations, but from an animal welfare perspective, the text on the table is extremely worrying. Why the EU-Mercosur agreement is bad news for European animals 26 June 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU Factory farming is not only very detrimental to the welfare of farmed animals, but it is also a prominent obstacle to the achievement of the UN SDGs. Eurogroup for Animals raised the topic at a workshop co-organised with four other NGOs at the WTO Public Forum. Animal Welfare takes ground at the World Trade Organisation 8 October 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU This week, at the occasion of the Expert group meeting on Trade Negotiations, the Commission gave an overview of the implementation status of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA). EU will suggest animal welfare to Canada as one of the areas for Regulatory Cooperation 16 July 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU EU Trade Commissioner Malmström’s trade mission to Australia and New Zealand officially launches trade negotiations with both countries. Australia and New Zealand trade talks create new opportunities to raise the bar for animals 22 June 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU On 21 April, the European Union and Mexico concluded the modernisation of the “Global Agreement”[1] they initially signed in 1997. Revamped EU-Mexico Trade Agreement creates groundbreaking precedent for animal welfare 27 April 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
