14/06/2023 (Agence Europe) – The European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) ‘Fur Free Europe’ was presented to the European Commission on Wednesday 14 June. This is the tenth successful ECI. It received more than one million declarations of support from EU citizens, as confirmed by the organisers. The organisers of the initiative are calling on the Commission to introduce an EU-wide ban on the keeping and killing of animals for fur production purposes, and on the placing on the EU market of farmed animal fur and products containing such fur. A public hearing will be organised by the European Parliament. The Commission has until 14 December 2023 to present its official response setting out the measures it intends to take: proposing legislative acts, taking other non-legislative measures or taking no action. (LC)