The UEVP board is deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of two esteemed colleagues.Franz-Josef Jäger (1946), cattle practitioner from the Ziller
On 30 April, a historic cooperation agreement was signed on the identification of companion animals in Albania, by Ervin Resuli, president of the Albanian
Representatives of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) have published a study titled Quo Vadis: Is Corporatisation Reshaping Companion Animal V
In Brief: On 23 March 2023, the European Commission submitted its proposal for the Green Claims Directive, a text aiming to tackle greenwashing in consumer
Veterinary practitioners are invited to join a free webinar co-organised by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Federation of Veterinarians of Euro
On 22 April, the European Commission adopted a implementing act (passed on 25 march), updating several models of animal health certificates required for th
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) held a meeting on 8 and 9 April.The Committee adopted positive opinions for marketing author
Within the European Parliament, the Committee on Public Health (SANT) brings together MEPs involved in health-related issues, including those falling under
As part of its six-month rotating presidency of the EU Council, which currently holds until June 2025, Poland hosted a conference on 24 April in Warsaw on
In brief: Legislative work is ongoing in the European Parliament regarding the European Commission's the regulation proposal on the welfare of animals du
On 23 April, the European Coordinating Committee on Veterinary Training (ECCVT) met in Vienna, Austria. The Committee composed of the European Association
The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) has launched a new tool designed to help European veterinary practitioners comply with the EU’s Veterinary
In brief: Legislative work is ongoing in the European Parliament on the European Commission's the regulation proposal of the European Commission on the wel
On 17 April, the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) held a joint webinar in collaboration with the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) and the Europ
In the run-up to World Animal Vaccination Day on 20 April, AnimalhealthEurope, FVE and FECAVA released a joint statement on 17 April titled “Time for a cle
On 7 April 2025, the European Commission published an implementing act concerning emergency measures in relation to new outbreaks of sheep pox and goat po
On 9 April 2025, the European Commission published an implementing act concerning certain emergency measures in relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic
The World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) has officially reinstated Germany’s status as free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), the Federal Ministry of
On 14 April 2025, the European Commission published an implementing act outlining emergency measures in response to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
On 14 April 2025, the European Commission published two implementing acts (here and here) concerning emergency measures in relation to infection with peste
On 10 April, the European Commission published a proposal to revise the directive on the recognition of professional qualifications. The main objective of
‘79% of all dogs put on the European market annually come from unknown sources,’ recalls today’s joint statement of animal health and welfare organisations
During its annual in-person meeting, on 28 March in Brussels, the joint Animal Welfare Working Group of the UEVP and the FVE (photo) discussed many current
On 8 April, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a scientific opinion on the occurrence, spread, and resistance of carbapenemase-producing e
On 3 April, the European commission published a public consultation on a proposal aimed at amending a regulation to "reduce the number of chemical tests pe
On 8 April, debates on animal transport continued to stall within the European Parliament's Agriculture and Transport Committees, which met for the present
On 7 April 2025, the European Commission adopted an implementing act introducing special control measures in response to new outbreaks of African swine fev
