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Tusk: Putin is celebrating new EU far-right movement

Euractiv.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 08:35
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Luxembourg's PM hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19, Donald Tusk making his return to Polish politics, and so much more.
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Protection of animals during transport: Guidelines and research

Written by Beata Rojek with Morgane Speeckaert.

Each year, millions of live animals are transported by road, sea, rail and air within, and to or from, the European Union, for a number of reasons, such as slaughter, fattening or breeding. To protect their welfare during those journeys, the EU adopted Regulation 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport. An evaluation of the regulation showed that, when correctly implemented and enforced, it had a positive impact on the welfare of animals. However, in some areas weaknesses still persist, largely due to insufficient implementation. In light of these conclusions, and bearing in mind its 2012-2015 animal welfare strategy, the European Commission developed guidelines for handling animals during transport, to be disseminated and used for training of transport personnel and enforcement agents. Despite these measures, however, in recent years, repeated breaches of the rules, resulting in accidents and severe animal welfare crises, have been highlighted by EU and national control bodies and by animal welfare organisations.

On 19 June 2020, the European Parliament set up the Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport (ANIT). The work of the committee focussed on investigating how EU rules are being implemented by Member States and enforced by the European Commission. It held public hearings with the participation of stakeholders, representatives of national authorities, and experts. Insight from these debates fed into the committee’s report and recommendations to the Council and the Commission.

This briefing is one of four requested by the ANIT Committee to provide research and analysis following the results of a questionnaire sent out by the Committee to Member States. It focuses on one of the topics investigated by the Committee, namely the use and dissemination in Member States of guidelines on the protection of animals during transport. It also gives an overview of available species-specific research on the welfare of animals during transport.

Read this complete briefing on ‘Protection of animals during transport: Guidelines and research‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

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US, EU fail to convince opposition to accept HDZ BiH-SDA agreement

Euractiv.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 08:20
Senior US and EU diplomats failed on Sunday to get the consent of opposition parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the election law changes agreed in principle by HDZ BiH leader Dragan Čović and SDA leader Bakir Izetbegović. US special...
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Slovenian health experts were ignored in pandemic

Euractiv.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 08:19
Several prominent Slovenian public health experts have told parliament the government ignored their views during the pandemic as part of an inquiry investigating the government’s much-criticised handling of the COVID-19 crisis. Epidemiologist Ivan Eržen – who briefly served as director...
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Violence breaks out at Zagreb Pride for first time in 10 years

Euractiv.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 08:19
Violence broke out at Zagreb’s pride parade for the first time in 10 years on Saturday, with organisers describing an “outbreak of homophobic-fascist violence” consisting of “a series of attacks, arson and insults in different parts of the city.” Zagreb...
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Former Bulgarian PM Borissov meets Turkey’s Erdogan ahead of elections

Euractiv.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 08:18
GERB party leader and former Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borissov met with Turkish President Recep Erdogan in Istanbul on Saturday, broadcasting parts of the meeting on the Bulgarian politician’s Facebook page. Borissov thanked Erdogan for good relations, migration policy and...
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Czechs question EU support for pandemic economic fallout

Euractiv.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 08:18
STEM agency has revealed that 51% of Czechs do not think that the EU would be able to help Czechia face the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We welcome EU taxpayers’ money, but we think that it will be...
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Orban first EU leader on RSF’s ‘enemies of press freedom’ list

Euractiv.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 08:18
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the first EU leader to be on Reporters Without Borders‘ (RSF) list of “enemies of press freedom”. The list published on Monday includes 37 heads of state and government who according to the RSF...
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Tusk: Putin is celebrating new EU far-right movement

Euractiv.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 08:16
In a surprising return to Polish politics, former European Council president and ex-prime minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, was elected the head of Poland’s largest opposition party Civic Platform (PO) on Saturday, following the resignation of the party’s vice-president, Borys...
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Italy aims to vaccinate the young with aim of reopening schools in autumn

Euractiv.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 08:01
With only 16% of those aged 12-18 having at least received the first COVID-19 dose, the president of the federation of medical orders, Filippo Anelli, said that “with the Delta variant, the recommendation is to get vaccinated soon, before the...
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Tusk: sharp-tongued fighter who led EU through crises

Euractiv.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 07:59
Donald Tusk, who took over as acting head of Polish opposition party Civic Platform on Saturday (3 July), is an unflappable fighter with political roots in Poland's anti-communist movement and experience putting out fires both at home and in Brussels.
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COVID-free and ‘mixed’ bars: Greece tightens rules against unvaccinated

Euractiv.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 07:59
The Greek government has decided to impose new restrictions to the unvaccinated and ruled out any likelihood of having a new general lockdown because of the rise of COVID-19 cases. “I cannot make vaccination mandatory. But everyone is now taking...
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Ireland: UK showing ‘no generosity at all’ in protocol row

Euractiv.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 07:51
The UK is showing “no generosity at all” to the EU in a deepening row over the Northern Ireland protocol, said Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney in response to an op-ed by Britain’s chief negotiator David Frost and London’s Northern...
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Austria’s coalition parties in political spat over migration

Euractiv.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 07:49
Austria’s governing ÖVP and Green parties are at odds over the call to tighten migration laws after a 13-year-old girl was murdered, allegedly by two Afghan asylum seekers. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’ ÖVP had called for more resolute action against migrants convicted of crimes,...
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Le Pen re-elected to lead Rassemblement National

Euractiv.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 07:45
France’s far-right party Rassemblement National has re-elected Marine Le Pen as its head for a second time at a congress in Perpignan on Sunday. Meanwhile, Le Pen ally, 25-year-old MEP Jordan Bardella, was nominated as the party’s first vice-president. Bardella...
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German president fears election campaign ‘mud fight‘

Euractiv.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 07:45
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned parties “that they may have to sit down together again“ after votes are cast in the country’s upcoming elections. “I’m worried it might turn into a mud fight. At the present time, I believe...
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[Ticker] Italian police crack black market for corona-papers

Euobserver.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 07:30
Thousands of Europeans were keen to buy fake electronic certificates about their vaccination status and fake vaccines, according to Italian police, who broke up a cyber-crime marketplace over the weekend. Prices ranged from €110 to €130 for an "all inclusive" package of fake pass and fake vial of vaccine. "Anyone found with these fake certificates, including buyers, risks ... offences punishable by up to six years," Italian police said.
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[Ticker] Four dead from devastating Cyprus forest fire

Euobserver.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 07:29
Four people were found dead on Sunday as a huge fire raged for a second day in Cyprus, razing tracts of forest and gutting dozens of homes in a blaze one official called the worst on record, Reuters reports. "Its one of the most destructive [fires] we have experienced, unfortunately, with victims," Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades told reporters from the area. The state would support all those affected, he said.
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[Ticker] EU plans green tax on aviation fuels

Euobserver.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 07:27
The EU is planning to tax high-polluting aviation fuels in a new package of climate-change measures due out on 14 July, Reuters writes. An aviation-fuel exemption "is not coherent with the present climate challenges and policies", the draft paper said. The minimum EU-wide tax for aircraft fuels used on trips inside Europe was to be phased in over 10 years, it added, without giving a figure for the final amount.
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[Ticker] French minister fears 'fourth wave' of virus

Euobserver.com - Mon, 07/05/2021 - 07:23
French health minister Olivier Veran warned Sunday that the 'Delta variant' of coronavirus was sweeping through his country. "For five days, [the infection rate] hasn't come down - it's rising again. Because of the Delta variant, which is very contagious. The British example shows that a fourth wave is possible from the end of July," he said. "We must move even faster [on vaccination]," he added.
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