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EU News – July 2024
This month of July was marked by the re-election of Ursula von der LEYEN as President of the European Commission and Roberta...
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This month, several key European institutions have intensified their efforts to combat African swine fever and avian...
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This month, several actions were taken on animal health, including antimicrobial resistance with a draft implementing...
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This month, the European Commission has continued its efforts to combat African Swine fever and Avian influenza by...
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This month, in terms of animal health, the European Commission has had to take various measures to limit the spread of...
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This month, several actions and studies have been launched and published concerning the fight against antibiotic resistance...
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Considered a priority for the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council, a ministerial conference on animal health was held last...
Read moreEU News – December 2023
The end of 2023 was marked by several key initiatives in the animal health and welfare sector at European level These...
Read moreEU News – November 2023
November was marked by two key events: Firstly, from an animal health perspective, antimicrobial resistance issues are...
Read moreUEVP General Assembly report 16 November 2023
One Health and One Welfare high on the agenda One Health and One Welfare were on top of the UEVP agenda at the Brussels...
Read moreEU News – October 2023
Last month, the European Commission continued its initiative on active antimicrobial substances in medicated feed For this...
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Since the summer break, the European Parliament has organised an exchange of views on new initiatives and incentives to be...
Read moreiCatCare joins FECAVA, FVE and UEVP to urge advertisers to ban the use of cat breeds with extreme conformation
International Cat Care’s veterinary division, the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM), is working with the...
Read moreEU Newsletter – July 2023
This month, the European Commission announced a series of key measures to improve response and preparation for potential...
Read moreEU Newsletter – June 2023
Following our recent General Assembly, Piotr and I are pleased to send you this joint message, highlighting the challenges...
Read moreEU Newsletter – May 2023
This month, the adoption of a resolution of the European Parliament on the subject of antimicrobial resistance highlights...
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This month, in response to animal disease pandemics across the European Union, the European Commission has taken several...
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This month, several important steps were taken regarding animal welfare at European level : The European Commission...
Read moreEU Newsletter – February 2023
This month, the fight against antimicrobial resistance and the harmonization of the use of veterinary vaccination is once...
Read moreEU Newsletter – January 2023
At European level, the fight against antimicrobial resistance remains a priority, in which our profession can play a...
Read moreEU Newsletter – December 2022
This new year 2023 will be marked by several key initiatives in the animal health and welfare sector at European level...
Read moreEU Newsletter – November 2022
As you know, the fight against antimicrobial resistance is a priority at European level In a recent surveillance report...
Read moreUEVP General Assembly report November 2022
Workforce challenges and veterinary independence The current lack of veterinary workforce experienced by many countries...
Read moreEU Newsletter – October 2022
In order to better understand the challenges facing the profession - in the context of a shortage of veterinarians - we...
Read moreEU Newsletter – September 2022
Since the summer break, the pace has accelerated at European level From an animal health perspective, the last few months...
Read moreEU Newsletter – July 2022
In mid-July, the European Commission finally adopted the list of antimicrobials or groups of antimicrobials reserved for the...
Read moreEU Newsletter – June 2022
At the end of June, MEPs rejected the objection to the European Commission’s implementing act providing for a list of...
Read moreUEVP General Assembly report June 2022
UEVP GA in London: discussing workforce issues and animal health visits “Third time’s a charm,” confirmed Piotr...
Read moreEU Newsletter – May 2022
The ongoing discussions on mirror clauses reached a new milestone this month Following the publication of its report, the...
Read moreIPIFF welcomes the adoption of the Regulation that paves the way for the first EU-wide insect frass standards
The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF), the umbrella association of the European insect sector,...
Read moreEU Newsletter – April 2022
The ongoing discussions on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy reached a new milestone this month Member States'...
Read moreEU Newsletter – March 2022
This month, several reports have been published that are important for our profession These include an EFSA report on...
Read moreEU Newsletter – February 2022
In mid-February, a further step towards the finalisation of the delegated act aiming at establishing control measures for...
Read moreIPIFF Press release January 2022
The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed - Press release 21st of January 2022 The European insect sector...
Read moreEU Newsletter – December 2021
First of all, as we are still in January, I would like to wish you all a very happy and successful 2022, full of projects...
Read moreIPIFF Press release December 2021
The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed - Press statement Brussels, 9th of December The International...
Read moreEU Newsletter – November 2021
This month I would like to highlight the increasing prominence of the issue of animal welfare on the European institutional...
Read moreUEVP General Assembly report November 2021
Commissioner presents vision for rural areas ‘We must sing the praises of veterinarians for their hard work in this...
Read moreEU Newsletter – September 2021
Following the summer break, I would like to acknowledge the support of the European Parliament concerning the European...
Read moreExtremely serious threat to veterinary practice therapeutics and animal welfare
Loss of 3rd & 4th generation antibiotics to treat individual animals – dogs, cats, horses, zoo and farm animals On...
Read moreEU Newsletter – July 2021
During this summer break, I would like to encourage the European institutions, and particularly the European Parliament to...
Read moreEU Newsletter – June 2021
This month, I would like to highlight the on-going discussions on the draft Commission delegated regulation on “Criteria...
Read moreEU Newsletter – May 2021
This monthly briefing note will be a little bit different than the regular ones as the first article of the document will be...
Read moreEU Newsletter – April 2021
Some weeks ago, a new legislation on animal health entered into force, which should give better tools to veterinarians for...
Read moreEU Newsletter – March 2021
While the European institutions continue negotiating the reform of the common agricultural policy, the European Parliament...
Read moreEU Newsletter – February 2021
As discussions continue on how to improve animal welfare at the European level, UEVP welcomes the provisions and amendments...
Read moreJoin The Webinar: Air-Transport Of Brachycephalic Pets
Air-transport of brachycephalic pets: Join the webinar! On 1 April 2021 at 1700 PM Bruxelles time (5:00 pm CET; 11:00 am...
Read moreVetCEE Survey – Deadline 26th March 2021
Deadline for the VetCEE SURVEY has been extended until 26 March VetCEE would like to engage with as many stakeholders as...
Read moreEU Newsletter – January 2021
Animal welfare is in the centre of the discussions regarding the future of the European agricultural policy for the years to...
Read moreEU Newsletter – December 2020
At this very beginning of 2021, I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year, hoping that it would be full of new...
Read moreEU Newsletter – November 2020
As this year is coming to an end, the European institutions are continuing the negotiations on the reform of the Common...
Read morePress Release – the International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed
The European insect sector reaffirms its commitment to supporting the EU sustainability agenda The European insect sector...
Read moreUEVP Remote General Assembly Report – November 2020
Discussing telemedicine and other technologies ‘Once again, due to COVID-19 safety reasons, we are forced to meet...
Read moreEU Newsletter – October 2020
While Belgium and the European institutions are experimenting a second lockdown, UEVP would like to emphasise the importance...
Read moreEU Newsletter – September 2020
The German Presidency of the Council decided to make animal welfare one of its priorities and proposed to create an...
Read moreEU Newsletter – July 2020
On 21 July 2020, the European heads of States and governments reached an agreement on the future recovery plan of the...
Read moreEU Newsletter – June 2020
The COVID-19 confinement rules are easing in Belgium and in other European member states and the activities of the European...
Read moreUEVP Remote General Assembly Report – June 2020
The impact of COVID on veterinary practice Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional spring GA of the Union of...
Read moreEU Newsletter – May 2020
As the restrictions in majority of countries are slowly being lifted, we look back at our work from pre-pandemic times,...
Read moreEU Newsletter – April 2019
This month marks the start of the preparation of the delegated and implementing acts by the DG SANTE of the European...
Read moreEU Newsletter – March 2020
First of all, in this context of sanitary crisis across all Europe, I hope that all of you are well and that the...
Read moreEU Newsletter – February 2020
The launching of the new Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) interest group on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), ‘MEPs...
Read moreUEVP General Assembly Report – November 2019
We want to listen better to the wishes of our members, send out meeting documents earlier and give more attention to current...
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Tue, 14 Dec 2021
EU Newsletter – November 2021
This month I would like to highlight the increasing prominence of the issue of animal welfare on the European institutional...
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Thu, 02 Dec 2021
UEVP General Assembly report November 2021
Commissioner presents vision for rural areas ‘We must sing the praises of veterinarians for their hard work in this...
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Wed, 17 Nov 2021
IPIFF welcomes the adoption of the Regulation that paves the way for the first EU-wide insect frass standards
The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF), the umbrella association of the European insect sector,...
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Thu, 14 Oct 2021
EU Newsletter – September 2021
Following the summer break, I would like to acknowledge the support of the European Parliament concerning the European...
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Thu, 26 Aug 2021
Extremely serious threat to veterinary practice therapeutics and animal welfare
Loss of 3rd & 4th generation antibiotics to treat individual animals – dogs, cats, horses, zoo and farm animals On...
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Tue, 17 Aug 2021
EU Newsletter – July 2021
During this summer break, I would like to encourage the European institutions, and particularly the European Parliament to...
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