#Act4 AnimalsEU The EU’s initiative on the application of EU standards to imported agricultural products has received widespread support from animal welfare organisations around the world. If enacted, the measures would ensure that European consumption does not fuel unsustainable production beyond its borders and, with local support, it could also lead to improved animal welfare abroad. Non-EU Animal Protection Organisations Call on the EU to Adopt Mirror Measures on Animal Welfare 19 April 2022
#Act4 AnimalsEU Together with the French Presidency of the Council of the EU, Eurogroup for Animals, in collaboration with its members Fondation Brigitte Bardot, Welfarm and Compassion in World Farming, today organised the event Animal Welfare and International Trade: Looking into the Mirror. Animal Welfare and International Trade: Looking into the Mirror 15 March 2022
#Act4 AnimalsEU Eurogroup for Animals welcomes the Commission’s proposal aiming at further embedding sustainability into corporate governance. However, we call on the European Parliament and Member States to explicitly include animal welfare within the scope of the future legislation. EU legislation on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence misses out on animal welfare 23 February 2022 Press Release
#Act4 AnimalsEU A study requested by the International Trade (INTA) committee of the European Parliament analyses the trade aspects of the EU-Mercosur agreement and recognises that the animal welfare provisions foreseen in the agreement are weak. However, the study wrongly states that imports of animal products must comply with EU animal welfare standards. Study about EU-Mercosur agreement wrongly states that animal welfare standards apply to agri-food trade 17 February 2022
#Act4 AnimalsEU Franck Riester & Julien Denormandie, French ministers for Trade and Agriculture, called on the EU to apply more EU standards to imports as they presented the priorities of the French presidency of the Council to the European Parliament. Eurogroup for Animals recalls that in order to be successful, the initiative, known as “mirror clauses”, must go beyond environmental, animal and public health standards, to encompass animal welfare. France calls to impose more EU standards on imports as it takes over the Council presidency 4 February 2022
#Act4 AnimalsEU The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (JEEPA) entered into force in February 2019, but the partners have not yet started any discussion on animal welfare. At the occasion of the third joint civil society meeting under the trade deal, Eurogroup for Animals calls on the EU and Japan to make use of the provisions on animal welfare cooperation listed in the agreement to foster a transition towards a more sustainable food system, in which animal well being is respected. EU and Japan should use their trade deal to do more for animals 27 January 2022
#Act4 AnimalsEU The EU imports horse meat from Canada and this trade is problematic as NGO investigations and EU audits revealed massive problems with animal welfare and food safety. Eurogroup For Animals and the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition recommend using the tools offered by the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) to address and improve horse welfare in Canada. Eurogroup For Animals and the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition call for EU and Canada to address horse welfare under CETA 12 January 2022 Press Release
#Act4 AnimalsEU Study found a significant increase in EU investments flowing to the Chinese livestock sector following the introduction of new investment rules in China. In the absence of sufficient animal welfare related standards in the country, this practice harms the global transition towards sustainable food systems, and fuels the public health and environmental crises the planet faces. EU investments driving unsustainable farming in China 17 December 2021
#Act4 AnimalsEU In July 2021, in a special issue of the Global Trade and Customs Journal on sustainable trade, Eurogroup for Animals reacted to the publication of the EU Trade Policy Review, and to the omission of animal welfare in the text, arguing that countries need to better address the impact of trade policies on animal welfare in order to promote resilient and sustainable economies. Animal Welfare in Trade Policy after the Covid-19 pandemic: Another set of learnings 8 December 2021 Opinion
#Act4 AnimalsEU In the midst of national elections in Chile, Eurogroup for Animals and Vegetarianos Hoy launched a report calling on the EU and Chile to better address animal welfare in their modernised trade agreement. The conclusion of the first EU-Chile agreement, back in 2002, was followed by increased intensification in the Chilean livestock and aquaculture sectors. The new text must do better and contribute to a transition towards sustainable food systems, in which the animals’ wellbeing is promoted and respected. New report presents key recommendations to improve animal welfare under the modernised EU-Chile trade agreement 25 November 2021 Press Release
#Act4 AnimalsEU Eurogroup for Animals welcomes the Commission’s proposal to reduce the risk of deforestation and forest degradation linked to EU imports. However, we call on the European Parliament and the EU Member States to push for the legislation to cover biomes other than forests, and for pig and poultry meat to be added to the list of targeted products. Failure to do so would create loopholes that could defeat the purpose of the legislation. EU legislation on imported deforestation is a step in the right direction 17 November 2021
#Act4 AnimalsEU At the eve of the European Commission’s consultation on Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD), Eurogroup for Animals - jointly with Clientearth, FERN, the Veblen Institute and Fondation Nicolas Hulot - call on the European Commission to take the opportunity to address the detrimental impact that trade policies have had so far on animals, people and the planet, and to better align EU trade policy with the objectives listed in the EU Green Deal. Unlocking the power of TSD chapters to better protect animals 28 October 2021 Press Release
