This month of July was marked by the re-election of Ursula von der LEYEN as President of the European Commission and Roberta METSOLA as President of the European Parliament. In the context of this institutional renewal, it will be crucial to consolidate and re-establish relationships with key political decision-makers (potentially newly elected) within the parliamentary committees that address topics of interests to UEVP and its members. Indeed, the European Parliament has published the composition of the various parliamentary committees and has voted to elect the chairs and vice-chairs for each of them. This launches the parliamentary work for the next term, which will begin in September after the summer break.
In addition, the European Commission’s work has once again focused on avian influenza and African swine fever, which continue to spread in certain Member States, necessitating the adoption of new restriction and surveillance measures. The European Commission also had to take measures on new outbreaks of “peste des petits ruminants” in Greece.
Finally, in the latest animal welfare news, the opening of a new European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI) aimed at ending animal cruelty and slaughter has been launched. In addition, an EFSA opinion has positively evaluated an innovation method of stunning pigs and poultry (using nitrogen expansion foam in containers), intended to create more welfare-friendly slaughter conditions.
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