Olga Kikou

Join this important event on an EU Action Plan for Plant-based Foods @europarl.europa.eu on 11.6.2025 17.00-19.00
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Video address @christophehansen.bsky.social

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Join us for this @europarl.europa.eu‬ event hosted by MEPs Michal Wiezik @cristinaguarda.bsky.social ‪@spietikainen.bsky.social‬ & Per Clausen on 11 June

An EU Action Plan for Plant-based Foods can boost sustainability & resilience in the food system

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The European Commission is failing to enforce EU law and protect Swedish wolves

An appeal to the Commission to bring the Swedish infringement case on wolves before the European Court of Justice.

Sweden is ignoring the requirements of the Habitats Directive and continues hunting its small and endangered wolf population. ☹️

www.brusselstimes.com/opinion/1549...

You are a fighter and a winner!!!! This will be over soon and you will come out stronger!!!!💪

First report on EU-wide sales and use of antimicrobials in animals | European Medicines Agency (EMA) Data comes from EU27 plus Iceland and Norway

Despite promises & rules in place, it's “business-as-usual” re antibiotic use in animals, keeping factory farming alive.

1st report by European Medicines Agency warns of incomplete & inconsistent reporting from member states.

Mass treatment seems to be the norm.

www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/firs...

And many thanks to photo journalists around Europe.

They made it possible for EU Parliamentarians to have a glimpse of the grim reality of what factory farming practices look like.

“These images & stories are where they need to be: before the change makers,” renowned photojournalist Jo Anne McArthur from @weanimals.bsky.social said at the opening of the exhibition.

Big 'Thank You' to her!🙏

~100 ppl @ the launch of our joint exhibit on factory farming!

Thank YOU to co-host MEPs @tillymetz.bsky.social @manuelaripa.bsky.social @krzysztofsmiszek.bsky.social, Michal Wiezik & @anjahazekamp.bsky.social

Thanks @marcangel-mep.bsky.social @nielsfuglsang.bsky.social & S. Everding for speaking!

Today's roundtable hosted by @marianoichl.bsky.social on improving chicken welfare at @⁦Europarl_EN⁩ organized by
@animalprotection.bsky.social ⁦@humaneworldeurope.bsky.social
@albert-schweitzer.bsky.social
⁩ Essere Animali⁦⁦
@associationl214.bsky.social ⁦
@obrancizvirat.bsky.social
⁩ 🐥🐓

At ⁦@Europarl_EN event “the TRUTH about dairy” hosted by MEPs Sebastian Everding & ⁦⁦@anjahazekamp.bsky.social

Looking at welfare problems i.e. tethering, separation of cow & calf, …..

Transition to healthy #plant-based alternatives would remove the cruelty involved.

Common cruel practices in animal farming are censored in order to maintain an idyllic perception which is deceitful.

There is extreme animal suffering in factory farms across Europe. MEPs ought to be fully aware of the REALITY.

Exhibition by @animallaweurope.bsky.social and @eeb.org

Factory farming is something we all pay for - especially in hidden environment & health costs.

I’ll be at this exhibition launch later today representing @animalprotection.bsky.social

Our exhibition w/ @eeb.org "Factory Farming: Unveiling the Hidden Costs" at @europarl.europa.eu.
Launch Tue 13.00 w/ guest speaker Jo Anne McArthur of @weanimals.bsky.social
Hosts @tillymetz.bsky.social @manuelaripa.bsky.social @krzysztofsmiszek.bsky.social Michal Wiezik @anjahazekamp.bsky.social

At @Europarl_EN AGRI/TRAN meeting on #transport proposal, MEPs point to contradicting interests between those who support #AnimalWelfare and those who put profits above everything else.

Passionate speeches by MEPs below. 🙌
"Animal wellbeing should be the point of departure".

EU governments back loophole for new GMOs - Greenpeace European Unit Brussels – EU governments have supported a loophole for new genetically modified crops (GMOs) in the EU’s regulations to protect people and nature from potential risks, a move that Greenpeace…

EU national governments have agreed to exempt new GMOs from the EU rules supposed to protect people and nature - and farmers' livelihoods

The EU Parliament must now stand up for citizens and farmers who don't want unregulated GMOs on their plates or in their fields

#GMOs #NGTs

@changingmarkets and @mightyearth.org have launched a new Methane Action Tracker that shows none of the top 20 US & European supermarkets publicly report methane separately—despite meat and dairy emissions representing nearly half their climate impact.

Green promises without real action.

Unpacking EU’s food fight over new gene-edited supercrops After months of standstill, the EU’s plan to ease restrictions on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) could move forward on Friday, pushing efforts from factory farm capitals to bypass concerns from countri...

👇 Recommended reading: EU Observer on deregulation of new GMOs.

'We have a feeling [that] many things are going through by force; our impression was [that there was] an intention to push it down our throats without proper work done beforehand', said an EU diplomat

euobserver.com/green-econom...

💔 Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi at the AW Intergroup today focused on farmers, economy, imports
🧑‍⚖️New proposal on #EndtheCageAge: hens first.
Nothing yet on other work areas.
More attention to enforcement of existing rules.
❓Why is #AnimalWelfare receiving so little attention this term?

Today's plenary session with @christophehansen.bsky.social

🙂Good point by @tillymetz.bsky.social:

while the revision of #AnimalWelfare legislation is mentioned in the Vision document, it is missing references to limiting animal products and increasing plant-based foods.

Today's @europarl.europa.eu plenary session with @christophehansen.bsky.social speaking on the Vision for Agriculture & Food
@thomaswaitz.bsky.social supports building a partnership with farmers to ensure biodiversity

🏦 We’re urging @WorldBank to #StopFinancingFactoryFarming & invest in #SustainableAgriculture instead.

🐔 Factory farms fuel #BirdFlu & pandemic risks—while treating animals like machines.

📢 Read our joint letter → tinyurl.com/2vd2vptf

How sad to see that certain people refuse to accept that bad things happen in our own back yard!

Even worse, those people turn a blind eye to suffering, just because they want to maintain the cruel industry's profits!

Factory Farming : Unveiling the Hidden Costs This exhibition highlights the adverse effects of factory farming on animals, human health and the environment.

📅 24-27 March 2025. Register → tinyurl.com/3bpebpja

Guest speaker Jo Anne McArthur from @weanimals.bsky.social

Hosted by @tillymetz.bsky.social @manuelaripa.bsky.social @krzysztofsmiszek.bsky.social
Michal Wiezik
@anjahazekamp.bsky.social

Factory Farming : Unveiling the Hidden Costs This exhibition highlights the adverse effects of factory farming on animals, human health and the environment.

Join us in March at @europarl.europa.eu for “#FactoryFarming: Unveiling the Hidden Costs” with @eeb.org & MEPs.

📷 Striking images reveal the cruelty & environmental impact of #FactoryFarming.

Completely agree - a shift towards more plant-based consumption is crucial for the much-needed reduction in animal numbers in farming, as well as impacting animal welfare, climate change, public health, and more 🌱

Little Confidence for Animal Welfare in the Commission's Vision - The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy In the European Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food, we see little that gives us confidence that things will change for animals. Is it simply a band-aid on a broken bone—covering up the issue...

🥕 The EU’s #Agriculture & #Food vision ignores the need for dietary change.
🌿 More #PlantBased consumption is vital to cut farm animal numbers, boost #AnimalWelfare, fight #climate change and improve public #health.
💪 Bolder action is needed!
More → tinyurl.com/2dt6937p

#SustainableFoodSystems

EU vision for agriculture and food downplays animal welfare “Our farmers take centre stage in the EU's food production system.”

🐑🗨️Our Director of Advocacy, @olgakikou.bsky.social, was quoted in a @brusselstimes.com article about what’s missing for animals in the @ec.europa.eu's new Vision for #Agriculture and #Food.

Read the article → tinyurl.com/55dnhrjb

#EndTheCageAge #AnimalWelfare

Little Confidence for Animal Welfare in the Commission's Vision - The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy In the European Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food, we see little that gives us confidence that things will change for animals. Is it simply a band-aid on a broken bone—covering up the issue...

🐖@ec.europa.eu’s Vision talks #AnimalWelfare but focuses on “fair competition,” not real change.

🗝️Cages are there—but no other issues or concrete actions.

🧑‍🌾 Promised reforms are tied to impact on farmers—leaving room for lobbyists to stall progress.

More → tinyurl.com/2dt6937p
#EndTheCageAge

The Vision for Agriculture and Food is out:
👍cages mentioned but waiting to see whether promises will materialize!
🌿missing any mention of the urgent need for a shift to more #PlantBased food ☹️

#EndTheCageAge #SustainableFoodSystems