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MEPs debated German Presidency’s animal welfare priorities with Julia Klöckner

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - October 29, 2020

The Animal Transport Inquiry Committee discussed the priorities of the German Council Presidency with Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Julia Klöckner, on Thursday. EU...

Stop illegal trade in cats and dogs, says European Parliament

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - February 12, 2020

To protect animal welfare, pet owners and public health, MEPs call for an EU Action Plan to end illegal trade in companion animals. With 607...

Fur farms break EU animal protection law

DENMARK Theodoros Benakis - November 21, 2019

Watching damning undercover footage of appalling conditions on European fur farms, MEPs from Finland, France, Luxembourg and Poland called fur farming incompatible with EU...

MEPs criticise Commissioner-designate Janusz Wojciechowski

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - October 1, 2019

The Agriculture and Rural Development Committee questioned the Polish candidate for the agriculture portfolio Janusz Wojciechowski on EU farm policy reform and trade negotiations. Political...

Animal welfare groups urge MEPs to reject proposals to ban plant-based foods from using terms like “veggie burger”

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - July 29, 2019

Consumer, environmental and animal welfare organisations have come together to call on the new Members of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural...

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