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Published 19/10/2023News
Published 19/10/2023
Citizens Committee weighs up legal options to deliver EU cages ban, as new poll confirms it has overwhelming public support
A huge majority of Europeans supports a ban on individual cages for farmed animals, a new poll has revealed today. Despite this overwhelming support, the European Commission has failed to publish its draft proposals for a ban as promised.
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Published 13/10/2023
MEPs fail citizens on animal welfare, new analysis reveals
European Parliament lawmakers from centre-right and right-wing groups consistently vote against measures to improve the welfare of farmed animals, finds a new analysis of over 10,000 datapoints published today by Compassion in World Farming.
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Published 04/10/2023
EU Commission slaps democracy in the face, signals GAME OVER for EU animal welfare revolution
Today, the European Commission has finally broken its silence on its promised draft animal welfare revolution, signalling it is game over for the promised ban on caged farming.
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Published 03/10/2023
EU Green Deal nominee calls promised animal welfare revolution “difficult”
Today, Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič characterised the file with the revision of the animal welfare legislation “difficult” when questioned by lawmakers in the European Parliament.
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Published 25/09/2023
11 Key Measures for Food Transformation
The EU’s legislative framework for sustainable food systems (FSFS) is expected soon, a coalition of 5 European organisations released a groundbreaking report titled ‘Plant-Powered Politics: Europe's Shift Towards a Plant-Based System’.
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Published 13/09/2023
Fears EU has shelved promised ban on caged farming
Today, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed in her State of the Union speech that the European Commission is shelving its unprecedented commitment to ban caged farming, in response to a referendum-like action by 1.4 million…
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Published 11/09/2023
EU faces consequences if plans to drop animal welfare laws go ahead
The EU is considering dropping its plans for stricter animal welfare measures. The movement 'End the Cage Age' warns that if the EU Commission goes ahead with its scandalous decision to drop the draft law, it will come back to haunt them.
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Published 25/07/2023
EU cage farming ban still on track despite attacks
The EU ban on caged farming is still on track despite the organised political attack on the European Green Deal, according to media reports.
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Published 11/07/2023
EU Parliament drops restrictions on farming pollution after industry pressure
Today, the European Parliament voted to drop proposed restrictions on pollution from factory farms, sabotaging the European Commission’s efforts to step up environmental and climate action.
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Published 29/06/2023
EU captured by the industrial farm lobby, reveals a new investigation
A new investigation by Politico revealed today that the main farm lobby in Brussels does not represent smallholders, yet it has a deep-rooted influence on the EU decision-making process.
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