Brussels, 22/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - The Agriculture Ministers of the Member States gave a generally positive welcome to the new strategy of the European Commission for animal health, which was presented on 20 September. The Agriculture Council is to adopt conclusions on this subject at its meeting in December (17-18). Then in 2008, the Commission will adopt an action plan for animal health, with legislative measures.
Markos Kyprianou, the Commissioner for Health, spoke of the devastating...