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Briefing note April 2013

  • EFSA and EMA recommend improving horse traceability and monitoring of veterinary medicinal residues

  • The European Commission harmonises reporting on the live transportation of animals in Europe

  • Trilogue on cattle e-tags

  • Towards an agreement beyond the stumbling blocks between Member States?

  • Members of the European Parliament do not wish to reopen (prematurely) the dossier on the Services Directive

Briefing note March 2013

  • No agreement on the moratorium about ‘bee-killing pesticides’

  • The ban of animal experiments for cosmetics enters into force

  • Awareness campaign on American horsemeat EU imports

  • The European Commission for tougher sanctions for food fraud

  • Commission to issue guidelines on the welfare of pigs

  • OIE conference on the prudent use of antimicrobial agents in animals

  • EU support EU Reference Laboratories for food and feed safety 

  • Recognition of professional qualifications – A priority issue

 

Briefing note January 2013

  • Infringement proceedings against the non-transposition of the Directive on pregnant sows

  • EU authorises the use of lactic acid in slaughterhouses

  • EU authorises import of live pigs from the United States

  • The European Commission for a better protection of bees’ health

  • Call for a permanent end to live exports from the EU to non-EU countries

  • Recognition of professional qualifications: adoption of the Vergnaud report in the IMCO committee

Briefing note December 2012

  • Antimicrobial resistance - the European Parliament supports decoupling

  • Towards better transport conditions for animals and stricter penalties

  • Towards a reduction of bovine tuberculosis screening in France

  • A more automatic screening of BSE

  • A conference on alternatives to surgical castration of pigs

  • Recognition of professional qualifications: towards an adoption of the text under the Irish Presidency of the Council?

Briefing note November 2012

  • Microbial Challenge – “Decoupling the right to prescribe from the right to sell?”, the question that divides the European Parliament

  • Non commercial movements of pet animals: MEPs stand against a centralized database

  • European Antibiotic Awareness Day

  • Conference on finding alternatives to animal testing

  • EU earmarks €199 million to support measures to combat animal diseases and zoonoses

  • REMESEA: prevention against animal diseases

  • MEPs seek (and find) compromise on the recognition of professional qualifications

  • The Services Directive, back to the European Parliament

Briefing note October 2012

  • Consideration of amendments a the Parliament on the draft report on "Non-commercial movement of pet animals"

  • MEPs discuss (again) on antimicrobial resistance

  • Adoption of the resolution on animal transport in the AGRI committee

  • Alternatives to animal testing in medical research

  • More rigorous controls over hygiene requested in slaughterhouse

  • Action taken by the Commission for bee health

  • Welfare of cows

  • Recognition of professional qualifications – towards the vote in IMCO committee

Briefing note September 2012

  • Debate on Antimicrobials at the EP Agriculture committee

  • Animal Welfare Intergroup: presentation of the draft report on the non-commercial movement of pet animals

  • MEPs support voluntary e-tags for cattle

  • Agriculture Council: antimicrobial resistant bacteria in poultry

  • Report of the EFSA on pesticides and bee mortality

  • EU pigs face growing African swine fever threat

  • Interactive teaching aid on animal welfare

  • Recognition of professional qualifications – Towards a consensus around the Vergnaud’s report

Briefing note July 2012

  • Adoption in the EP plenary of a resolution on animal welfare

  • Publication of the EP draft report on antimicrobials

  • Animal welfare during transport

  • Animal testing: possible exemptions

  • EU criticized Codex Alimentarius approval of animal growth drug

  • Sweden urged to improve wolf conservation plan

  • Publication of the draft report of Ms. Vergnaud on amending Directive 2005/36/EC

 

Briefing note June 2012

  • Agriculture committee adopts a resolution on animal welfare
  • Better controls and tough sanctions
  • New labelling
  • Trade with third countries
  • All kept animals and pets to be covered
  • Disagreement on the limit of the transport duration

  • Conclusions of the Council on antimicrobial resistance

  • European feed industry for a sustainable supply

  • Laying hens: reasoned opinion sent to 10 Member States

  • Gestating sows: four countries are behind

  • Adoption of a legislative package by the European Commission

 

Briefing note May 2012

  • New Animal Health Law ny year's end

  • Proposal to change rules non-commercial movement of pet animals

  • MEPs for the reduction of animal transport times, but not only

  • Better law enforcement and uniform rules

  • Work on transport conditions, not duration

  • Species-specific rules

  • Support for local slaughterhouses

  • No more transports for origin labels

  • Animal welfare - Stunning before slaughter

  • MEPs back plans for voluntary cattle e-tagging

  • New programme to fight antimicrobial resistance

  • Bees health and welfare

  • Commission earmarks €3 million to carry out scientific studies on Schmallenberg virus

  • Policy debate at the Competitiveness Council on the recognition of professional qualifications

  • Complete transposition of the Services Directive two and a half years later than the deadline

 

Briefing note April 2012

  • European Parliament: exchange of views in the EU Strategy for Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015

  • Rules on bluetongue updated

  • EU investigation into bee mortality
  • New report on hormone and antibiotic residues in animals

  • Laying hens: 12 Member states in breach of rules

  • Welfare of pregnant sows
  • Classical swine fever: restrictions lifted in Germany
  • Ban on poultry imports from Thailand to be lifted

  • Public hearing on Modernising the professional qualifications Directive

 

Briefing note March 2012

  • The European Parliament for a maximal length of 8 hours for transport

  • New rules on bluetongue allows preventive use of vaccination in the EU

  • EFSA and ECDC joint report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria

  • EU experts further assess the state of play on “Schmallenberg Virus”

  • New report on hormone and antibiotic residues in animals

  • American law project on lifting the ban against the beef produced in the EU

  • EU seminar on market-driven Animal Welfare Strategy in Washington

  • Commission launches two projects in the field of animal welfare issues

 

Briefing note February 2012

  • European Parliament: first views on the strategy on animal welfare

  • European Parliament: protection of animals during transport

  • European Commission: conference on animal welfare

  • New rules against bluetongue

  • Commission conference on combating food and feed crime

  • EFSA publishes guidelines for risk assessment of animal welfare

  • The Schmallenberg virus remains a matter of concerns

  • The Commission gives further details on the contents of the revised Directive Recognition of professional qualifications

  • The European Parliament takes a step back on the Commission proposal

 

Briefing note January 2012

  • Presentation of the EU Strategy for the protection and welfare of animals
  • International conference on the EU animal welfare strategy 2012-2015
  • The European Commission pursues 13 EU Member States for non respect of the European legislation on laying hens
  • Priorities of the Danish Presidency of the EU Council
  • Animal transport: NGOs for action against Turkey, Bulgaria and Hungary
  • Plan to reduce antibiotic use in Germany
  • State of play of the Schmallenberg Virus
  • First debates on the revision of the Directive Recognition of professional qualifications

Briefing note December 2011

  • Electronic identification of sheep and goats
  • Pet food: publication of a labeling code
  • Welfare of animals during transport
  • Fight against animal diseases
  • Vaccination against bluetongue
  • Romania allowed to export pork
  • Training of vet practitioners
  • Launch of the revision of the recognition of professional qualifications Directive

Briefing note November 2011

  • EU Action Plan against antimicrobial resistance
  • Commission work programme 2012
  • New actions in terms of animal transport conditions
  • The EU earmarks €214 million to fight animal disease
  • Written question: use of anti-depressants in animal husbandry
  • Welfare of laying hens: infringement proceedings looming
  • Adoption of the McClarkin report on the implementation of the Professional Qualification Recognition Directive

Briefing note October 2011

  • Resolution of the European Parliament on antimicrobial resistance
  • The European Parliament against bees’ mortality
  • Warsaw for better agri-food cooperation
  • The Commission urges Member States to implement ban on hen cages or risk facing legal action  
  • Call for a suspension of all live animal exports from the EU to Turkey
  • Seminar on Animal-to-human diseases
  • Animal welfare and sustainable dairy production
  • Conference to study the impact of Integrated Testing Strategies on the use of animals in regulatory testing
  • Conference: Animals and the Law
  • Parliament assesses the implementation of the Services Directive...
  • Results and follow-up in order to improve the functioning of the internal market for services
  • Whereas the Commission seizes the European Court of Justice for non transposition of the text by some Member States
  • For a faster and safer professional qualifications recognition

Briefing note September 2011

  • Antimicrobial resistance: draft motion for a resolution
  • France dismissed on the validity of Commission regulation on TSE
  • Situation of animals in zoos and animal welfare: Spain called on to comply with EU legislation
  • Cosmetics: no report of the deadline on the end of animal testing
  • Animal health measures in Lithuania and South Africa
  • International conference on electromagnetic fields and health
  • Workshop on Animal Welfare Education
  • The United Kingdom wants more controls over free circulation of health professionals

Briefing note August 2011

  • Electronic identification of bovines to further strengthen food safety and animal health in the EU
  • In brief - Bird Flu rears its head again
  • Debate over the draft report on the implementation of the Professional Qualification Recognition Directive

Briefing note July 2011

  • The European Parliament for the revision of the ban on feed
  • Adoption of the Regulation on Food labeling
  • EFSA: report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria
  • Commission acts to protect Member States from tapeworm
  • The producers of foie gras banned in the Cologne Food Fair
  • Common Agriculture Policy: Commission launches a call for tenders for a pilot project on "Assessing farmers' costs of compliance with EU legislation in the fields of environment, animal welfare and food safety"
  • New regulation further strengthens feed safety through the improvement of feed information
  • The European releases the answers to the consultation on the professional Qualification Recognition Directive
  • The EP draft report on the implementation of Directive 2005/36/EC on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications made available

Briefing note June 2011

  • Report on the situation of European zoos
  • Regulation creating a new catalogue of feed materials published in the Official Journal
  • Maximum threshold of 0.1% of GMOs in animal feed
  • Campaign against cloned food
  • Informal Agriculture Council: debate on measures to ensure sustainable animal husbandry
  • Financement of the EU activities in the veterinary field in 2011
  • European Commission invites subscriptions to the Animal Welfare Newsletter
  • Green Paper on the Professional Qualification Recognition Directive
  • Commission proposes to revamp rules to protect EU workers from harmful electromagnetic fields

Briefing note May 2011

  • Antibiotics: The European Parliament for a more moderate use
  • Sweden calls for strengthen rules on animal transport
  • Animal welfare and responsible ownership
  • Crisis management in the Food Chain at the agenda of the Vet Week 2011
  • EFSA: Public consultation on the Guidance on risk assessment for animal welfare
  • Enhancing farmer's practices while ensuring public health
  • EU Vet team to South Africa following outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza
  • France before Court for not complying with EU line on scrapie control
  • Taxation: Commission refers Spain to Court over reduced VAT rate for medical equipment
  • 250 000 euros for research into bee health
  • Confirmation of the ban on ractopamine in the EU
  • Question for written answer by Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (ALDE, NL) on “Reducing the use of antibiotics in livestock farming”
  • Answer given by John Dalli on behalf of the Commission on 12 May 2011
  • The European Parliament is ready to go on the report on the assessment of the Professional Qualification Recognition Directive
  • The European Parliament mobilized on the mutual evaluation process

Briefing note April 2011

  • European Commission: New strategy on antimicrobial resistance due in November
  • Commission to support financially animal welfare project
  • European Parliament: for a labelling of meat from ritual slaughter
  • Conference on responsible pet ownership
  • The European Parliament mobilized on the issue of recognition of professional qualifications
  • In brief - Infringement procedure against Sweden on the recognition of professional qualifications
  • Change of timetable for the revision of Directive 2005/36/EC
  • 12 major projects for the Single Market Act
  • Animal health and welfare - next steps
  • Organisation of the veterinary profession - next steps
  • Briefing note March 2011
    • AGRI Council: evaluation of EU policy on animal welfare
    • Foot & Mouth Disease in Bulgaria: progressive lifting of the protection measures
    • Amendment on the vaccination against bluetongue legislation
    • Project of resolution on antibiotic resistance
    • EP question on Protection of Animals during Transport
    • Animal testing ban on cosmetics likely to be postponed
    • The role of Veterinarians in food security
    • For an improvement on meat imports checks
    • Revision of the Small Business Act
    • The EU Council adopts conclusion on the Services Directive
    • Animal health and welfare - next steps
    • Organisation of the veterinary profession - next steps

     

  • Briefing note February 2011
    • DG SANCO: Declaration on alternatives to surgical castration of pigs
    • Eradication of animal diseases programmes for 2011
    • 0.1% Tolerance for unauthorized GMOs
    • Towards a cautious return of animal meal
    • EU raises BSE testing age for cattle
    • Preparing for a second EU Strategy on the protection and welfare of animals 2011-2015
    • Cloned animals: opposition between the European Parliament and Commission
    • Protection of rearing hens
    • The European Parliament adopts a report on the Services Directive
    • Hearing on the recognition of professional qualification directive
    • Towards an extension of the IMI system?
    • Animal health and welfare - next steps
    • Organisation of the veterinary profession - next steps

     

  • Briefing note January 2011
    • Veterinary medicines: Industry for a "real single market"
    • EFSA issues recommendations on animal welfare during transport
    • Preparation for second EU Animal Welfare Strategy (2011-2015)
    • Protection measures against Foot and mouth disease in Bulgaria
    • The Philippines lifts ban on EU beef
    • EU/Russia cooperation on the meat sector
    • Food and feed safety: European proposals on dioxin
    • World Vet Year 2011
    • Evidence on possible links between TSEs in animals and humans
    • Ban on conventional cages for laying hens confirmed
    • Release of the answers to the consultation on the Services Directive
    • Presentation of the findings of the mutual evaluation process
    • The European Commission consults on the Recognition of Professional Qualification Directive
    • Animal health and welfare
    • Organisation of the veterinary profession

     

  • Briefing note December 2010
    • Towards the end of surgical castration of pigs
    • Imports of food, feed, animals and plants: a more integrated approach is required
    • Communication on Bee health
    • Novel Foods: Hungarian Presidency inherits the dossier
    • Commission supplies Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine to Zambia
    • Services Directive - State of the implementation
    • In brief - European Parliament report on the implementation of the Services Directive

     

  • Briefing note November 2010
    • European Commission: for a vaccination against bluetongue disease
    • GMOs: draft regulation to harmonize the interpretation of 0.1% set as threshold for GMOs detection in feed
    • For a better cats and dogs welfare
    • Food safety: debate on lifting the ban on animal meal
    • Commission promotes better implementation of legislation on pig welfare
    • Second Chinese-European pig Summit
    • Animal welfare: five countries do not respect European rules
    • Animal Health: France urged to comply with EU line on scrapie control
    • Medicinal products for animals: France before the EU Court of Justice
    • Hearing at the EP on animal welfare
    • Presentation of the EP draft report on the implementation of the Services Directive
    • Study on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive implementation

     

  • Briefing note public hearing 26.October 2010
    • The Internal Market for Professionals: How to make it work?
    • Improving the Recognition of Professional Qualification

     

  • Briefing note October 2010
    • EU earmarks €250 million to combat animal diseases
    • Animal by-products: adoption of new and simplified rules
    • Animal cloning: Commission favours temporary suspension for food production in the EU
    • Animal health - The European Commission urges Greece, Austria and Portugal to transpose EU legislation
    • European Parliament puts parameters related to animal welfare on Mercosur negotiations
    • Organisation of the veterinary profession

     

  • Briefing note September 2010
    • European Parliament: reinforcement on the use of animals in scientific experiments
    • European Commission: report on animal cloning to be presented on November 2010
    • Conference on Animal Welfare Education
    • Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal Health
    • Commission looks at the issue of the reprocessing of single-use medical devices
    • The Services Directive back on the EU political agenda

    • Ongoing evaluation of the Professional Qualification Recognition Directive

  • Briefing note July 2010
    • AGRI committee: adoption of the report on "Protection of animals used for scientific purposes"
    • European Commission: towards a return of meat and bone meal in feed
    • Brazilian beef: the European Ombudsman assesses that the European Commission reacted too late to face the risks
    • Alternatives to animal testing for cosmetics: public consultation launched
    • European Commission launches Newsletter on animal welfare
    • Towards the improvement of welfare of broiler and breeder chicken
    • List of vets who prescribe most antibiotics published in Denmark

     

  • Briefing note June 2010
    • Traceability and identification along the food chain as main themes of the Veterinary Week
    • The European Union has the highest level of protection of animal health in the world
    • New Commission website on animal welfare education
    • Commission launched debate on piglet castration
    • Food and nutrition labeling: the European Parliament refuses any color code
    • Parliamentary question on the Brazilian beef embargo
    • The Commission consults stakeholders on the Services Directive
    • Revision of the Professional Qualification Recognition Directive - In brief
    • European Council of the Liberal Professions elects a new President

     

  • Briefing note May 2010
    • Council: stricter rules on animal experimentation
    • Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals
    • Non commercial movements of pets animals
    • The Services Directive still high on the agenda of the European institutions

     

  • Briefing note April 2010
    • Animal Health - Commissioner gives more details on the future legislative framework and on veterinary expenditures
    • Agreement reached on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes
    • No proposal on animal transport before 2011
    • Paulsen report: MEPs in favour of comprehensive protection on animal welfare
    • Veterinary medicines: DG SANCO launches public consultation
    • Cyprus receives final warning to comply with veterinary medicinal products Directive
    • Organisation of the veterinary profession - Hearing on the Service Directive

     

  • Briefing note March 2010
    • Spanish Presidency re-opens debate on animal welfare labeling
    • Revision of the rules on BSE tests
    • Cosmetics: lacking alternatives to animal testing
    • Ombudsman makes inquiries on Commission's scientific experts
    • The European Parliament calls for stricter rules on horses transportation
    • Organisation of the veterinary profession - Foreseeable Directive on needle-stick injuries
    • Organisation of the veterinary profession - Service Directive; still a long way to go before real implementation of the text
    • MEP Jean-Luc Bennahmias (France, ALDE) questions the European Commission on inclusion of Veterinary profession in the scope of application of the Service Directive

     

  • Briefing note January 2010
    • The Agri committee of the European Parliament discuss on Animal Welfare actions
    • Animal welfare: NGOs take action against illegal pig farming practices
    • Hearing of John Dalli, in charge of Health and Consumer policy
    • Hearing of Dacian Ciolos, in charge of Agriculture and Rural development
    • Organisation of the Veterinary profession - the Services Directives should be implemented by now
    • Hearing of Michael Barnier, in charge of Internal Market and Services

     

  • Briefing note September 2009
    • Agri committee: protection of animals used for scientific purpose
    • Agri committee: import of Brazil beef
    • Agriculture Council: Ministers favour 'technical solution' to facilitate GMO imports
    • Commission to tackle shortcomings of animal transport law
    • EU Minister agree new rules on animal by-products
    • EU and cosmetics industry call for alternatives to animal testings
    • Controversy over animal testings in Europe
  • Briefing note end July 2009
    • Commission's proposals on animal welfare
    • Animal welfare labelling
    • Animal transport conditions
    • European animal welfare refernces centre
    • EU finance bluetongue vaccination
    • Needlestick and sharp object injuries
    • EFSA recommends better treatment of dairy cows
    • Condotional green light to Pfizer's proposed buy of Wyeth
    • EU relaxes tagging rules for sheep
    • study on farmer's cost's
  • Briefing note July 2009
    • New EU animal health strategy - Follow up
    • Animal welfare at the time of killing
    • Movement of Pets
    • Protection of animals used for scientific purposes
    • Revision of the Animal transportation rules
    • Animal Vaccination
    • Animal Welfare labelling
    • Ownership and operation of pharmacies
    • Transportation of the Services Directive into national laws
    • Coming assesement of the Professional Qualifications recognition Directive
  • Briefing note 6 April 2009
    • Laboratory research: limiting animal testing without hampering scientific progress
    • Using fewer primates without compromising the fight against serious diseases
    • Feasibility studies before animal captures are halted
    • Classification of the severity of tests
    • More effort to devise alternative methodes
    • More transparancy without increasing red tape
    • European Food Safety Authority
    • Scientific risk assessment
    • Novel foods: MEPs set new rules
    • Food derived from cloned animals to be excluded-new Commission proposal demanded
    • Food produced with nanotechnology processes must be safe and labeled
    • Ethical demands
    • EP Agriculture Committee calls for clearer poultry labels
    • TRACES system expands
  • Briefing note February - March 2009
    • Viable rules on the welfare of animal at the time of slaughter
    • Commission adopts new rules for the introduction of personal consignments of animal products
    • Animal welfare - Internal market and consumer protection committee wants total ban on trade in seals in the EU
    • Towards a universal declaration on animal welfare
    • Labeling of animal feed products
    • Status quo on animal cloning
    • Written declaration on the welfare of pets and stray animals
    • ECJ precisions on the Directive related to professional qualification recognition
  • Briefing note January - March 2009
    • New animal Health Strategy - Problem definition sheet
    • Animal welfare at the time of killing
    • Leonardo Da Vinci Program
    • UEVP General Assembly
  • Briefing note 15-28 November 2008
    • The European Commission answers to a written question raised by UEVP
    • Professional qualifications recognition
    • Application of Community Law
    • New infringement procedure against national legislation on regulated profession
    • Germany:cross-border activities of artificial insemination
    • Measures to fight against scrapie
  • Briefing note 01- 15 November 2008
    • French biomedical labs inspected by the European Commission
    • Chlorinated chicken
    • Scottish Bluetongue started on November 3rd
    • Commission proposes to strengthen the protection of animals used in scientific experiments
    • Beef with hormones
    • Commission launched "Farmland"
    • A system to investigateBird flu outbreaks
    • European professional card for services providers
    • EFSA evaluates TSE risk from small ruminants milk
    • Modernisation of health inspections in slaughterhouses
  • Briefing note 17 - 31 October 2008
    • Additional funds to flight bluetongue have been allocated
    • EP declaration on set to lapse
    • Hormonal substances prohibited for stockfarming
    • Regulation on livestocks statistics
    • EP's final call against scientific tests on animals
    • Caution from MEP Anne Ferreira concerning the Commissioner Verheugen giving up on the issue of chlorinated water chicken
    • Avien influenza Directive Italy
  • Briefing note 03 October - 17 October 2008
    • European Commission decided to relax the surveillance system for BSE
    • Commission launches consultation on product quality
    • Presentation by European sheep and goat farming organisation on the practical problems associated with electronic identifiacation
    • MEP's discuss over the European professional card
    • Virus of influenza detected in Germany
    • Animal feed labelling rules to be simplifies
    • Europeans very sceptical about animal cloning for food production
    • Meeting of the European Union's chief officers
  • Briefing note 19 September - 3 October 2008
    • A European harmonised approach of vaccination policy
    • A Euro-Mediterranean Network for Animal Health
    • Answer from EU to the question raised by Neil Parish, on behalf of UEVP, on the European accreditation system for Veterinary schools
    • Capital openess of companies
    • International Day against rabies
    • FDA proposes regulation on genetically engineerd animals
    • European reaction
  • Briefing note 05 - 19 September 2008
    • Action plan for the implemenation of the EU animal healty strategy
    • A new regulation to improve slaughter practice
    • Regulated profession - Freedom of establisdhement for Pharmacies: infringement proceedings against Germany and Portugal
    • Recognition of Professional qualifications
    • Exchange of view on Health rules as regards animal by-products not intended for human consumption in AGRI Commitee
  • Briefing note 22 August - 5 September
    • Vaccination campaign in France against FCO diseases
    • Mep's call for bon on anaimal cloning for food
    • European Commission's proposal to improve the conditions for animals at the time of slaughter
    • European Informal meeting on Health
    • The genetics serving the survival of piglets
  • Briefing note 04 - 22 August 2008
    • Emergnecy vaccination plans against bluetongue
    • Ban on Chinese poultry eased
    • BSE case in Canada
    • Better training for better food
  • Briefing note 21 July- 01 August 2008
    • Russia: additional restrictions on EU meat imports
    • EFSA opinion in favour of reducing the number of BSE tests
    • Uncertainties remain on life patterns of bluetongue virus vectors
    • Implementation of Service directive
    • Concerns on cloned animal products
  • Briefing note 07 - 18 July 2008
    • Priorities of French Presidency
    • Conclusion of the Agriculture EU Council
    • EP written declaration on the significance of the liberal profession for Europe
    • OIE International meeting to raise awareness on animal welfare standards
    • Seminar on the modernisation of slaughterhouse health inspections
  • Briefing note 23 June - 4 July 2008
    • New offensive from Tussian vetrinary services
    • Agriculture Council: discussions on bluetongue and BSE
    • Agriculture Committee calls for ban on animal cloning food
    • Cross-border healthcare directive
    • End of the ban on South American meat?
    • Animal Welfare: call for proposals and tender
    • Consultation on the protection of animals during transport
  • Briefing note 09 - 20 June 2008
    • Next steps for the animal health strategy
    • Passport and matching chips for equidae
    • Animal by-products rules to be revised
    • Agreement on the waste framework Directive
    • The European Parliament against chlorinated poultry
    • Agreement of the EU Ministers on the Working Time Directive
  • Briefing note 24 May - 06 June 2008
    • Major disagreements over chlorinated poultry
    • DG SANCO annual policy strategy for 2009
    • EU Appeals a WTO ruling over beef hormone ban
    • Bird flu outbreak in UK
  • Briefing note 12 May - 23 May 2008
    • Adoption of the New Animal Health Strategy
    • Member States reject US chlorinated poultry
    • Animal Welfare label proposals
    • Tests on primates
    • Salmonella threat in European turkey flocks
    • Workshop on BSE
  • Briefing note 28 April - 9 May 2008
    • Court’s ruling on animal transport
    • EU/US dispute over chlorinated poultry and animal testing
    • Agreement between France and Italy on bluetongue restrictions
    • Professional qualifications recognition: Commission launches infringement procedures
  • Briefing note 14 April - 25 April 2008
    • Relaxation on mad cow disease measures
    • Opposition to US chlorinated chicken
    • Classical swine fever in Slovakia
    • Control failures for Brazilian beef
    • End of bluetongue restrictions measures in Portugal, what about Italy?
    • Proposition to increase EU budget to support, among others, bluetongue vaccination
    • EC Workshop on road and rail border controls
  • Briefing note 31 March - 11 April 2008
    • Vote in EP on the new animal health strategy
    • New EU Commissioner Androula Vassiliou
    • Disagreement on establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin
    • Rules on animal movement to be modified
    • Extension for pet passport rules
  • Briefing note 15 March - 28 March 2008
    • France and Italy argue over vaccination against bluetongue
    • Latest parliamentary questions
    • Avian influenza outbreak in Switzerland
  • Briefing note 1 March - 14 March 2008
    • EU financial support to bluetongue emergency national vaccination plans
    • Control of the quality of teaching at European universities
    • Simplified rules for animal feed labelling
    • Latest Parliamentary questions
    • International Forum on Global Aspects of Farm Animal Welfare - 22/23 April 2008
    • Foot-and Mouth disease free status for the UK and Cyprus
    • Androula Vassiliou before the European Parliament
  • Briefing note 16 February - 29 February 2008
    • EU embargo over Brazilian meat
    • Veterinary students in Belgium and Austria
    • Vaccination campaign against bluetongue
    • Markos Kyprianou resignation - Androula Vassiliou nomination
    • Classical swine fever in Croatia
  • Briefing note 2 February - 15 February 2008
    • Working document of the Commission - “Quality of services - the role of European codes of conduct”
    • Many initiatives in the field of regulated professions in January
    • Discussions over Brazilian beef ban
    • Animal testing - Animal welfare
    • SEPA - Single European payments area
    • European Commission priorities for 2009 - animal welfare
    • Spongiform encephalopathies TSEs
  • Briefing note 6 January - 18 January 2008
    • EU to finance bluetongue vaccination plan
    • European Parliament to hold a hearing on the Community Animal Health Strategy and novel Vaccine Technology - February 13th 2008
    • Community strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work
    • Avian influenza in the UK
    • Foot and mouth disease in Cyprus
    • Avian influenzaFlu in Poland and Germany