23/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - In a press release published after the 20 February Agriculture Council (see EUROPE 9136), the Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations of the EU (COPA) and the General Confederation of EU Agriculture Cooperatives (COGECA) explain that they want farm animal welfare rules to be set at EU level in the light of 'objective and scientific criteria'. They express concern at the additional production costs of animal welfare legislation, which can make the EU...