Brussels 04.06.2024 The European Commission spokesperson denied the Members of the European Parliament sharp criticism of the failure to implement the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) as an instrument of participatory democracy. This policy tool was introduced by the Lisbon Treaty enabling in 2009 the EU citizens to directly demand the Commission for legislative proposals on…
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MEPs urge to abandon live animal transport
Brussels 06.12.2021 After 18 months of fact-finding, Parliament’s committee of inquiry into the protection of animals during transport adopted its conclusions and recommendations. 🆕Animal welfare: @EP_AnimalTran MEPs urge a shift from live to meat-and-carcass transport. Next ➡️ vote in January 2022 #EPlenaryPress release ⤵️https://t.co/8ChZvvyTCE — ANIT Committee Press (@EP_AnimalTran) December 2, 2021 Parliament‘s inquiry into…
Need for EU legislationon exotic pet trade
Anna van Densky from Strasbourg At monthly hearing of the European Parliament Animal welfare intergroup David van Gennep, CEO AAP Animal Advocacy and Protection foundation (AAP), explained the profound need in regulating exotic animal trade, limiting the list to 42 allowed spices in the European Union, thus creating the ‘positive list’. The exotic animals as pets…
Ukraine: freezing zoo lion in critical condition
One of the abused lions in Padalko private zoo, Porkovsk, Ukraine, is in critical condition, the local animal rights groups reported. In spite of a strong international response the Ukrainian Ministry of Ecology did not react to save the abused animals from filthy conditions, and freezing winter temperatures. The inspectors confirmed the situation in the…
Bardot accuses Poroshenko in disrespect of EU values
The ongoing horrendous abuse of wild animals in private zoo of Palalko family in Porkovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, caused outrage of animal welfare defenders in Europe and beyond, provoking reaction of the leading and most respected figure of the European animal welfare movement – Brigitte Bardot. Brigitte Bardot addresses President @poroshenko in the hope he…
MEP Eck calls President Poroshenko to save freezing to death zoo lions
Stephen Eck (Germany), the vice president of the 114 members strong Intergroup on Animal Welfare and Conservation of the European Parliament called the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko to act without delay to save animals suffering the horrendous abuse in Padalko family zoo in Porkovsk, Donetsk region. (Image below: lion frozen to death in his filthy cage…
European Defence Industry Summit
The participants of the European Defence Industry Summit engaged in an intense debate over the perspectives and challenges in internal and external dimension within a new framework of activation of Lisbon Treaty clause on Common Defence. The European defence industries have already presented more than 50 projects for approval of the EU bodies and implementation…
European Parliament reduction
Constitutional Affairs Committee MEPs debated shrinking the Parliament after the UK has left the EU to make room for new member states and pan-European electoral lists. A new proposal on the re-distribution of Parliament’s seats, discussed by the Constitutional Affairs Committee on Monday evening, suggests cutting 51 of the 73 UK seats from the Parliament…
On 29 March the UK starts Brexit talks
Prime Minister Theresa May will trigger Article 50 proceedings with the European Union on March 29, launching two years of negotiations that will reshape the future of the country and Europe. May’s government said her permanent envoy to the EU Tim Barrow had informed European Council President Donald Tusk of the date when Britain intends…
Brexit goes without reverse
The British government has no intention of revoking its withdrawal from the European Union once the formal exit process has been triggered, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Monday. Prime Minister May declared her intention to trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty by the end of March, launching two years talks for…
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