Brussels, 19/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, European Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner Markos Kyprianou briefed EU farm ministers on the new draft directive laying down minimum rules for the welfare of broiler chickens (see Europe 8959). France, Greece, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have expressed concern at the potential outcome of the new system, which gives each chicken more living space by cutting stocking density from the average 40 kg per square metre at present to 38...