EU agriculture ministers yesterday evening failed to reach an agreement on the improvement of standards for animal transport, missing the last opportunity to tackle the issue before EU enlargement.
After several hours of talks, the Irish EU presidency concluded that there had not been sufficient movement by member states to reach a compromise by qualified majority.
One major reason for the collapse of the talks was a dispute on the maximum transport duration allowed for slaughter...
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