On Tuesday 24 June, EU agriculture ministers were divided on the level of ambition for tightening the rules on the transport of live animals (see EUROPE B13649A9).
The Spanish delegation expressed its dissatisfaction with a number of key points, including transport times, temperatures and density in the lorries. “We cannot give the green light to the text as it stands”, said Spain, pointing out that the proposal dates back to the first mandate of the ‘von der Leyen’ Commission,...