2018

• 21 June – Third meeting of the Platform in Brussels

2017

• 10 November – Second meeting of the Platform in Brussels

  • Agenda
  • Web Streaming
  • Minutes
  • Attendance list
  • Mandate of sub-group 'Animal Transport'

  Presentations

  • EU Platform on Animal Welfare - Vytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

  • Animal Welfare Technologies in Estonia - Olev Kalda CVO, Food Safety VFB, Estonia

  • COM ongoing activities on animal transport

  • Scope and terms of reference of the sub-group on animal transport - Directorate General for Health and Food Safety, G 2 and F 2

  • Unwanted Horses – an NGO perspective - Roly Owers MRCVS Chief Executive, World Horse Welfare

  • Unwanted horses Ireland’s views and experiences - Brid Farrell, Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine

  • Horse welfare and unwanted horses: industry perspective - European Commission – Brussels Albert Borschette Conference Center

  • The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and its Network on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) - Chiara Fabris Scientific officer, AHAW team, ALPHA Unit

  • Animal Transport Guides a tool box for the transport industry to comply with 1/2005 - Hans Spoolder, Kees de Roest, Elena Nalon, Marc Billiet and Nancy De Briyne

• 6 June – Inaugural meeting of the Platform in Brussels

  • Agenda
  • Web Streaming
  • Minutes
  • Attendance list
  • Rules of Procedure

  Presentations

  • Keeping EU leadership on animal welfare - Vytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

  • Member States as key players - Paula Calamatta, Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Head of Unit for Agriculture and Fisheries, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Attaché

  • What is the Commission doing to promote EU standards in the world? – Eva Zamora Escribano, Head of Unit G2, Animal Health and Welfare, Directorate General for Health and Food Safety

  • What is the World Organisation for Animal Health doing on animal welfare in Europe? - Nadège Leboucq, Sub-Regional Representative of World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Brussels

  • Animal welfare label - Katharina Kluge, Head of Animal Welfare Unit, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Germany

  • European Declaration on pig castration - Gé Backus, Director, Agri and Food, Netherlands