MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Inconsistency between EU legislation and policies in the area of livestock health protection – E-002239/2024

Question for written answer  E-002239/2024
to the Commission
Rule 144
Jadwiga Wiśniewska (ECR)

I have noticed with concern that the health of farm animals is deteriorating. In Poland, for example, successive outbreaks of African swine fever are causing huge losses for our farmers, sometimes forcing them to close down their farms entirely.

Meanwhile, our livestock farmers and agricultural producers are bound by more than 400 different pieces of veterinary legislation, which are not always precisely worded, are often inconsistent and are thus interpreted differently in different Member States.

In view of the above:

• 1.Animal isolation is crucial in preventing and limiting the spread of zoonoses – will our farmers be receiving alternative tools to reduce health risks on their farms, and what will those alternative tools be?
• 2.Does the Commission envisage any additional ad hoc and long-term financial support for biosecurity measures from funds outside the common agricultural policy?

Submitted: 23.10.2024