On 21 July 2020, the European heads of States and governments reached an agreement on the future recovery plan of the European Union. This historic deal wi
The COVID-19 confinement rules are easing in Belgium and in other European member states and the activities of the European institutions are thus no longer
The impact of COVID on veterinary practice
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional spring GA of the Union of European Veterinary Practitioners (UEVP
As the restrictions in majority of countries are slowly being lifted, we look back at our work from pre-pandemic times, hoping that we will return to our r
In this context of sanitary crisis all around Europe, I hope that this European briefing finds you well and that all of you and your loved ones are well.
We want to listen better to the wishes of our members, send out meeting documents earlier and give more attention to current topics such as corporates and
First of all, in this context of sanitary crisis across all Europe, I hope that all of you are well and that the consequences of the crisis for you and you
The launching of the new Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) interest group on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), ‘MEPs fight AMR’, the publication of c
With the United Kingdom formally leaving the European Union on 31 January 2020, the UEVP wants to highlight its will to continue working with its British m
The tragic sinking in December of a boat transporting more than 14 500 live sheep on the shores of Romania raises many questions about the place of animal
On 1 December 2019, the new commissioners’ college lead by Ursula von der Leyen finally took office after several delays due to the necessity to restart th
During the General Assembly on 7th November in Brussels, UEVP was honoured to welcome Cyprus, represented by Nektaria Ioannou Arsenoglou, as a new member o
In October, the audition process of the newly appointed European Commissioners will begin within the European Parliament. Pending of the European Parliamen
As Ursula von der Leyen has been appointed as the next President of the European Commission, she stated during its meetings with the newly-elected MEPs tha
As the composition of the commissions of the newly elected European Parliament became public a few days ago, UEVP would like to emphasize the necessity to
The UEVP General Assembly took place on Bratislava on the 6th June 2019.
The old Board from left to right: Piotr Kwieciński, Kenelm Lewis, Torill Moseng,
This month we would like to congratulate the newly elected Members of the European Parliament. UEVP is looking forward to work closely with the new MEPs du
This month marks the start of the preparation of the delegated and implementing acts by the DG SANTE of the European Commission on a key file for our profe
Animal welfare represents an important part of this month newsletter. The adoption in plenary sitting by the European parliament of the non-legislative res
As a group of MEPs signed an op-ed this month to call for a reinforcement of the EU food alert system in the framework of the implementation of the Veterin
As the Members of the European Parliament will vote in plenary sitting in February 2019 on the non-legislative report of the AGRI Committee regarding the i
This first monthly report of 2019 is a good occasion to wish you all a very happy new year. In 2019, UEVP will keep following all the topics related to ani
