The European parliament is set to vote on a report calling for standardised rules for circuses performing across the continent.
MEPs suggest circuses should be referred to as part of Europe's cultural heritage, but they disagree on whether they should include presentation of animals or not.
The report contemplating the "new challenges for the circus as part of European culture" is to be voted on Thursday (13 October).
It covers three main areas: the education of children fr...
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