Tag: European Commission

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  Ireland’s EU Presidency: Opportunities for Animal Welfare Reform

  August 7, 2026

  Ireland’s EU Presidency presents a key opportunity to advance animal welfare reform, from farm animal protection and transport rules to companion animal welfare and EU funding.

  TAGS: animal protection, animal rights, Animal Transport, animal welfare advocacy, animal welfare funding, animal welfare law, animal welfare organisations, animal welfare policy, animal welfare reform, animal welfare standards, CAP, Common Agricultural Policy, companion animal welfare, Council of the European Union, dog and cat welfare, End the Cage Age, EU agriculture, EU animal law, EU animal welfare, EU animal welfare legislation, European animal law, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, farm animal welfare, farmed animals, Fur Free Europe, Ireland EU Presidency, Irish Presidency 2026, live animal transport, MFF 2028-2034, Multiannual Financial Framework, sustainable farming

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  EU Council and Parliament agree to reduce food waste and set new rules on waste textile

  February 19, 2025

  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.

  TAGS: Climate, Directive, environment, EU, European Commission, European Union, fashion, Food waste, Pollution, Proposed Legislation, sustainable, textile waste, waste, Waste Framework Directive

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  Pregnant dairy cows shipped in their thousands from Ireland to Algeria

  January 28, 2025

  Over 3,000 pregnant dairy cows have been shipped to Algeria from Ireland since 2024.

  TAGS: Algeria, animals, cattle, cows, Ethical Farming Ireland, European Commission, farming, Ireland, live export, Live Transport, regulations, transport

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  EU Commission proposes new rules to improve animal welfare

  December 30, 2023

  Press Release. 7 December 2023. Source: European Commission, Brussels As announced by our Farm to Fork Strategy, the European Green Deal’s agenda for sustainable agriculture and food production, the Commission has today proposed the biggest reform of EU animal welfare rules during transport in 20 years. The Commission is also proposing, for the first time ever,…

  TAGS: Animal Transport, Animal Welfare, EU, European Commission, Farm to Fork Strategy, Fur Farming, Legislation, Live Transport, Press Release, Proposed Legislation, Traceability