FVE - Federation of Veterinarians of Europe

FVE, FESASS, and COPA-COGECA will host a joint 1.5-hour webinar on Article 25 of the Animal Health Law, focusing on Animal Health Visits.
📅 Date: Friday, 7 November 2025
🕐 Time: 14:00 – 15:30 CET
📍 Online: Register HERE!

This webinar aims to highlight how collaboration across the veterinary and agricultural sectors can strengthen animal health, animal welfare, and veterinary public health.

Key objectives

• Recap the requirements and hear from the European Commission about the latest developments.
• Demonstrate effective collaboration between the veterinary and farming sectors
• Advocate for the promotion of preventive animal healthcare
• Provide political follow-up to the Polish and Danish EU Presidencies
• Discuss minimum criteria for Animal Health Visits to ensure a level playing field while maintaining flexibility

Agenda

14:00 – Welcome and Introduction (2 min)

Moderator: Siegfried Moder (FVE President)

14:02 – State of Play: EU Animal Health Law and Its Animal Health Visits (10 min)

Speaker: Barbara Logar (EC DG SANTE Animal Health Unit)

14:12 – Strengthening animal health and biosecurity through co-creation

Speaker: Louise Lemming (DK Danish Council Presidency)

14:20 – FVE Report on the current Situation Across Europe (5 min)

Speaker: Nancy De Briyne, FVE Executive Director

Presentation of FVE report on animal health visits and challenges and opportunities identified.

14:30 – Panel Discussion: Policy and Practical Perspectives (35 min)

Moderator Jane Clark (FVE Vice-President)

• • Invited participants:
    • Barbara Logar, DG SANTE Animal Health Unit
    • Louise Lemming, Danish Council Presidency
    • Miguel Angel Higuera, COPA-COGECA Working Party Chair on Animal Health and Welfare
    • Kris Van Malderen, FESASS Vice-President for Cooperation

14:52 – Best Practice Examples (15 min total, 3 x 5 min)

• COPA-COGECA: Miguel Angel Higuera, COPA-COGECA
• FESASS: Simone Steiner, FESASS and Director of Tiergesundheit Österreich
• FVE: Jane Clark, FVE

15:07 – Q&A

15:25 – Closing Remarks (5 min)

15:30 – End of Webinar