EU Member States have agreed to a series of support measures proposed by the  European Commission to ease the financial difficulties faced by farmers due to...

The EU joined other parties at the18th Conference of the Parties (CoP18) to the UN Convention on Trade in Endangered Species(CITES) underway in Geneva to discuss...

There are stiff penalties in cases where the EU directive on the transport of animals in high temperatures is flouted, the director of the Veterinary...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a rising threat to human and animal health and requires urgent and concerted action to limit its development and to maintain...

Cyprus is among 11 EU Member states to support a call by EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis for the suspension of the...

The EU has made available a significant amount of money through the LIFE programme, also being implemented in Cyprus, to protect and manage the Bonelli...

The European Commission has decided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative entitled ‘Save the bees! Protection of biodiversity and improvement of habitats for insects in Europe’. ...

Radical changes to legislation governing animal welfare are in the pipeline, propelled by greater sensitivity in the European Union to animal rights.   As Agriculture...

Animal welfare is as important as freedom of expression for European citizens, according to a final report of the first EU-wide citizens’ consultation on future priorities of...

Animal rights parties are projecting they will secure between five to seven seats in the next European Parliament, according to the website of the Party...