On 30 June, the Council announced that a meeting of the heads of veterinary services from the 28 member states of the EU had reached an agreement on 23 June in Malta. This agreement focuses on a common way forward to prepare for emergency outbreaks of infectious animal diseases.
Measures are therefore planned to step up common action in areas such as early warning and risk assessment. The aim is to improve the EU’s capacity for forecasting and preventing cross-border animal diseases....