Following five months of tough informal negotiations, the Latvian EU Presidency has reached, on behalf of the Council, a political agreement with the European Parliament and the Commission on a proposal for a new law on animal health.
The deal, struck on 1 June, establishes “for the first time in EU legislation a clear link between animal welfare and public health,” the Latvian Presidency said in a statement. It “puts greater emphasis on control and prevention,” in line with the…