EU - Reacting to EU Ministers talks on the setting up of a new EU animal welfare platform, Copa and Cogeca have highlighted the high welfare standards that exist in the EU and the need to ensure that they are simplified and better enforced rather than creating new legislation.The move came after a position paper was presented by Germany, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands at Ministers meeting today and a new EU animal welfare platform was discussed.

　　为了对欧盟部长会谈关于建立一个新的欧盟动物福利平台作出反应，欧洲种植户协会(Copa-Cogeca)强调了很高的福利标准，欧盟现在存在的福利标准需要确保得到简化并更好的执行，而不是发明新的立法。这个举措来自今天部长会议上由德国，瑞典，丹麦和荷兰提出的建议书。会上议论了一个新的欧盟动物福利平台。