EU moves on livestock
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• The campaign to make livestock drivers feed and rest animals more frequently on European journeys looks set to be successful after a key decision in Luxembourg this week (Monday 20 June).
But European agriculture ministers did not support Greek proposals on maximum journey limits because they did not go far enough.
Agriculture minister Gillian Shephard, who originally said she would support the package as the best option available, changed her mind when the European Commission said it would bring forward new proposals. She says: "I made it clear before coming to this Council that there was a danger that in voting against the revised proposals we would risk everything and gain nothing.
"However, during the course of discussion in the Council it became clear that we could press the Commission for further moves in the right direction without jeopardising the progress made so far."