The Commission’s New Work Programme: Where Are the Animals?
The European Commission’s Work Programme for 2027 is out today – and it contains no mention of the promise to revise standards for laying hens, broiler chickens, and pigs.

Olga Kikou (Director of Advocacy) was quoted in this piece by ENDS Europe on the European Commission’s Report of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture.
Olga Kikou (Director of Advocacy) was quoted in this piece by ENDS Europe on the European Commission’s Report of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture.
The European Commission’s Work Programme for 2027 is out today – and it contains no mention of the promise to revise standards for laying hens, broiler chickens, and pigs.

In an article in Landbouwleven, an independent weekly newspaper for Belgian farmers, our Legislative Advocacy Manager, Gabriela Kubíková, talks about the European Commission’s promises for a ban on the killing of day-old male chicks.

The European Commission’s Vision 2040 for Fisheries and Aquaculture is out, and we’re happy to see a mention of animal welfare. The text says the Commission will “further develop the EU framework for the welfare of farmed aquatic animals across all stages of production, building on existing good husbandry practices, guidance and scientific knowledge.”

