On Monday 26 April, EU Agriculture Ministers backed a review of legislation on animal welfare, particularly during long-distance transport (see EUROPE B12693A13).
European Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides has confirmed that the European Commission will present a proposal to revise the 2005 animal welfare legislation in 2023. She mentioned, as did several Member States (including Germany, France, the Scandinavian countries and the Czech Republic), the need to review and harmonise...