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Consultation: Ask the EU to Prioritise Animal Welfare
The Irish government opened submission for public consult on the priorities for the 2026 Presidency. The public consultation process will allow the government to gain a series of diverse perspectives from across Ireland to better understand what issues Irish citizens and residents want prioritised during the 2026 Presidency.
TAGS: animal, Animal Welfare, Consultation, EU, EU Council, European Union, farmed, Live Transport, Welfare -
EU Council and Parliament reach a provisional deal to improve the welfare and traceability of cats and dogs across Europe
The agreement aims to improve the welfare of cats and dogs that are kept by breeders, selling establishments and shelters, while also improving consumer protection, ensuring fair competition and fighting illegal trade.
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Major blow to billion-euro glass eel trafficking networks
Europol: Organised crime at the heart of trafficking – The latest iteration of Operation LAKE, which ran from October 2024 to June 2025, uncovered large-scale trafficking networks and disrupted the flow of live eels destined for illegal farms in Asia.
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Have Your Say: Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan
Free Events: This September and October, the NPWS is hosting Community Conversations across the country—and online—to hear directly from people, communities, and stakeholders.
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Europol Report: “The DNA of organised crime is changing – and so is the threat to Europe”
A new Europol report highlights how money is being made illegally from the trafficking of pets, wildlife, endangered species, horses, glass eels, bluefin tuna, molluscs and how the growth in waste and pollution crime is one of the 7 fastest-growing criminal threats.
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EU Council and Parliament agree to reduce food waste and set new rules on waste textile
Less food waste by 2030 – the European Council presidency and European Parliament representatives reached a provisional agreement on the targeted revision of the waste framework directive, setting EU targets for food waste reduction by 2030 and measures towards a more sustainable and less waste-producing textile sector.
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30 tonnes of illegally-fished, contaminated molluscs seized ahead of Christmas
Europol-supported action led to the arrest of 62 in France, Portugal and Spain.
TAGS: Crime, eels, EMPACT, Enforcement, Environmental Crime, EU, Europol, Fish, France, glass eels, investigation, mollucs, organised crime, police, Portugal, Spain -
Study examines how single-use packaging used in the sale of fruit and vegetables can be reduced
Study examines how single-use packaging used in the sale of fruit and vegetables can be reduced