Brussels, 09/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - At a trialogue meeting on Monday 7 December, the three EU institutions made progress towards agreement on the draft directive to increase protection for animals used for scientific purposes. The compromise text manages to find a balance between the need for research, in particular in relation to human health, and raising standards in the way animals, especially primates, are used in scientific experiments. European agriculture ministers are expected to...