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Tuesday October 28, 2008
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Ljiljana Markus-Cizelj, Regulatory Affairs Manager at the Croatian Veterinary Chamber Society, attended as FVE vice president the GA of Czech Veterinary Chamber, on 11th October in the town of Sec, in the Pardubice Region.
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Tuesday October 07, 2008
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The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences held a conference on the protection of animals at the time of killing, sponsored by DG Sanco and EFSA, at Lindasgarden (Sweden), within days of the European Commission producing the draft Regulation on that topic.
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Thursday October 02, 2008
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The European Commission (DG SANCO) and FVE are organizing
the first edition of the EU Veterinary Week 2008, a series of events to promote
the EU Community Animal Health Strategy, together with the One-Health concept.
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Wednesday October 01, 2008
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Vets.tv is a BVA (British Veterinary Association) initiative and internet television site offering a platform for the veterinary industry to deliver education, CPD and news to veterinary surgeons and the veterinary team. The site provides a means for the distribution of information to members of selected groups, as well as ultimately reaching a much wider audience and in the longer term becoming a point of reference for the general public on animal health issues.
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Wednesday September 24, 2008
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Organisations around the world will be aiming to raise
awareness and understanding about the importance of rabies prevention on the
second annual World Rabies Day on September 28. FVE is supporting this
initiative. Although
experience has shown that rabies can be successfully eradicated if control
programmes are well defined, resourced and implemented, around 8000 cases are
still observed every year in Europe, of which
about 60% in wildlife, 40 % in domestic animals and even, regrettably, some in
humans.
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Tuesday August 05, 2008
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The World Veterinary Association Presidents' Assembly has elected Dr Tjeerd
Jorna as the President to lead the WVA through unitl the 2011 Congress
in Capetown.
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Wednesday April 09, 2008
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a growing problem in both animals and humans and urgent action is required – and such action should be based on a shared responsibility between the veterinary and the public health sector. That was the main conclusion of the recent European conference on MRSA, organised in Brussels on 8 April by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE), and supported by TAIEX (DG Enlargement).
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Monday March 10, 2008
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This first meeting of the newly established working group on Nanotechnologies was organised by the European Commission last 10 March in order to define the scope and aims of the group and to give an overview on the Commissions activities around nanotechnologies.
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Wednesday February 27, 2008
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The Commissioner for Health, Markos Kyprianou submitted his resignation to the Commission President, José Manuel Barroso last 27 February. Mr Kyprianou resigned to accept the invitation to return to Cyprus to become its new foreign minister. Kyprianou was appointed EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer affairs in 2004.
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Tuesday February 26, 2008
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During the telephone conference of the FVE transport working group held last 26 February, participants agreed that the new animal transport regulation has not improved the welfare of animals during transport, especially during long distance transport, mainly because these transports were not done according to the Regulation.
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Tuesday February 26, 2008
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Walter Winding and Jan Vaarten traveled to Parma, Italy in order to meet the Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority, Ms Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle last 26 February. The FVE President presented the FVE objectives for the coming months, in particular the 'One Health Concept' and the challenges and opportunities that it arises in relation to veterinary medicine and public health. Dr Winding also highlighted the common goals shared by FVE and EFSA in the fields of animal health, animal welfare and public health and his wish for further cooperation between the two organisations. For more information about this meeting please contact Jan Vaarten at jan@fve.org. |
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Wednesday February 13, 2008
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FVE has been asked to support an initiative from Nutreco Public Affairs to prevent the adoption of an amendment put forward by the European Parliament which intends to re-authorise the use of catering waste for animal feed purposes. Following the outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease in 2001, it was decided in 2002 to ban the the use of catering waste for animal feed with certains exceptions in Germany and Austria (Regulation EC 1774/2002) .
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Wednesday January 16, 2008
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EFSA has launched a public consultation on its draft scientific opinion on the implications of animal cloning on food safety, animal health and welfare and the environment. The work follows a request from the European Commission (EC) to EFSA for advice on this issue in February 2007.
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Wednesday January 09, 2008
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The Commission adopted this report last 8 January 2008. It details a number of independent scientific and socio-economic studies which lend support to the upcoming ban on unenriched cages. The report was drawn up taking into account an EFSA opinion on this subject, a specific socio-economic study and a Community-funded research project ("LAYWEL") which investigated the welfare implications of changes in production systems for laying hens. Link to Commission website and report
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Tuesday January 01, 2008
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In response to increasing concern, the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP) has produced an advisory notice for veterinarians on the development in cats of fibrosarcomas at sites of administration of veterinary medicinal products.
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