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						<title>The European Fur Breeders' Association (EFBA)</title>
						<link>http://www.efba.eu</link>
						 <language>en</language>   
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						 <title><![CDATA[Open farm in Denmark, Norway and Sweden]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#160</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[On Sunday, 10 fur farms opened up for the public in Denmark and nearly 5000 people spent their Sunday afternoon in the company of their families, mink puppies, and fur farmers.
The 10 open farms were spread wide around the country and besides the owners of the farm, many other fur farmers volunteered to come and give guided tours to the many visitors. 
Besides holding 2-3 weeks old mink puppies and hearing about the life on a mink farm, the visitors could have a cup of coffee, eat a hotdogs and the children could play around on bouncy castles. 
Sunday was also the day for Norway to host an open farm event with four open farms and also here the visitors could enjoy the possibility to hold and see the new mink puppies. 

Sweden will open their doors this Sunday on the 19th of May and this will be the first time that the Swedish Fur Breeders’ Association is arranging an event in a mink farm for the public. 
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						 <pubDate>2013-05-16</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Poland has joined EFBA]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#159</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[On Thursday 11. April, 340 fur farmers in Poland will officially become members of the European Fur Breeders' Association (EFBA). This happens  at EFBA's Annual General Meeting in Sirmione, Italy. 

With a production of 5,4 million mink skins in 2012, Poland is becoming a heavy weight in the European fur production sector. The Polish production makes up more than 15% of the total European production - and is likely to grow further. Mr. Daniel Chmielewski, Chairman of the Polish Fur Breeders' Association, says:

"Exchange of information, experience and knowledge is an extremely valuable tool to establish a modern and professional department of agriculture. Drawing on best practices of foreign breeders on how to run a farm, we are also increasing the quality of breeding in Poland. We also know that, thanks to the cooperation with an actively engaged organisation like EFBA, we will be able to better represent the interest of Polish breeders on the global market. We also hope that our experience and some of the solutions we have will help other European farmers."]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2013-04-11</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[15% of Europeans believe fur animals farmed in Europe are skinned alive]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#158</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Myths and prejudices about the European fur industry thrive. A disturbing 15% of the Europeans believe that fur animals farmed in Europe often or always are skinned alive. 
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						 <pubDate>2013-03-25</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Finnish fur auction house celebrates 100 years in business]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#157</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Finnish fur auction house, Saga Furs, celebrates two anniversaries this year, namely 75 years for the auction house and 25 years for the Saga Furs Design Centre.
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						 <pubDate>2013-02-16</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[European mink production increased by more than 1 million]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#155</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[European fur farmers increased the production again in 2012. According to new industry figures the total amount of European produced mink skins were 33.5 million last year compared to 31.3 million skins in 2011.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2013-02-08</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[The Netherlands bans fur farming from 2024.]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#156</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[A 15-year long campaign to ban mink farming in the Netherlands came to an end today, when the Dutch Senate voted for a ban. The Netherlands is the world's third largest producer of mink, the annual production is around 5 million.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2012-12-18</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Snow storms in China may boost fur sales]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#153</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Blizzards have hit China's Northern provinces, and cold weather always indicates higher fur sales on the important Chinese market.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2012-11-07</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Norwegian fur breeders' association deprives farmer of certification.]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#154</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The Norwegian Fur Breeders' Association has taken away the certification license of a Norwegian farmer from Telemark, who this week had an unannounced visit from the Norwegian food Authorities (Mattilsynet).]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2012-11-07</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[2nd generation biofuel from 66% of all European fur production]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#152</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[
A new survey conducted by the European Fur Breeders Association shows that waste products from 66% of the European fur production is now being transformed into the important second-generation biofuel, which can be made from animal fat. Beginning to process fur animal carcasses this year, Italian fur producers are the most recent in the European fur sector to contribute to the European production of biofuel.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2012-10-22</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Animal rights activists to pay damages of 115,000 Euro to Danish fur breeders.]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#151</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Danish animal rights group Anima has been ordered by the court to pay damages to 34 fur farmers after so-called undercover filming on the farms.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2012-10-02</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Record sales season for the third year in a row at auction]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#150</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The world's largest fur auction house, the Danish based Kopenhagen Fur has just ended a historically good sales season.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2012-09-20</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[The European fur sector launches new communication brand]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#148</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Monday 3th September the European Fur Information Center launched an information campaign aimed at EU-institutions and -politicians. The campaign unfolds on two media platforms – as printed double paged ads in the Parliament Magazine, and on the website www.furinformationcenter.eu.
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						 <pubDate>2012-09-17</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[17 Fur farms open their doors in Finland and Denmark]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#149</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[This weekend fur farmers in Finland and Denmark open their doors to the public. The objective is to demonstrate transparency, and have people make up their mind about fur farming based on real facts and conditions.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2012-09-13</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Fur sector supports new animal welfare report]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#147</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[In July, the European Parliament with great majority adopted the report from Swedish MEP Marit Paulsen. The report called for better enforcement of current EU rules on animal welfare, and a new framework law based on scientific research.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2012-09-03</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Success on Chinchilla Show]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#146</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[On this Saturday in Stokrooie, Hasselt (Belgium)happened the International Chinchilla Show organized by the Belgium Chinchilla Association.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2012-02-25</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[WELFUR KICK OFF IMPLEMENTATION MEETING]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#145</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[On the 07/02/12 from 09h00 until 14h30 took place the WelFur "Kick Off Meeting".]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2012-02-07</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[OFFICE OPENING]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#144</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[On the evening of the 31/01/12, EFBA together with IFTF celebrated her new offices in the heart of Brussels. More than 60 people gathered for the event.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2012-01-31</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[The reform of the CAP post-2013.]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#143</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The long-awaited Common agricultural policy (CAP) post-2013 proposals were unveiled yesterday by the European commission lead by EU farm commissioner Dacian Ciolos, and EFBA attended the session.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-10-14</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[A small update on the political situation in Denmark]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#142</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[A new agricultural minister in Denmark and also the Danish government introduces a tax on saturated fat.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-10-13</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[WelFur is progressing quickly!]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#140</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[16 scientists and veterinarians from all over Europe settled into their seats at 08.00 in EFBA's office Wednesday the 28th of September to discuss the progress of EFBA's comprehensive welfare protocol "WelFur".

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						 <pubDate>2011-10-11</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[EFBA fights back!]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#139</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Monday the 3rd of October, the Belgian animal rights extremist association GAIA launched a large, however very misleading campaign against fur breeders in Belgium. EFBA will not accept this and will fight back!]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-10-05</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Mink breeding is now being taught in Danish agricultural schools.]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#138</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[If you are thinking about education within mink breeding in Denmark, now is the time.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-08-30</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[EFBA at the EUROPOL conference about ARE]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#137</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Europol and Eurojust hold international conference]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-07-20</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[A positive article about fur-farming in Belgium!]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#132</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[On the 22nd of June, a journalist from a French speaking newspaper came to visit a farm in Belgium...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-06-23</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Joint transparency register gets off ground]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#136</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The joint European Commission and Parliament transparency register (formerly known as lobbyist register) was officially launched on the 23 June. Registration is not mandatory but is necessary to obtain an access card to the EP's premises.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-06-23</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[12 people accused of Eco-Terrorism were arrested in Spain on the 22nd of June]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#134</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[On the 22nd of June, 12 people accused of ECO-TERRORISM were arrested in Spain. Arrests have been made in several cities, Madrid, Pontevedra, Vigo, Bilbao and Santiago de Compostela. Those people are from the “Frente de la Liberacion Animal” (ALS : Animals Liberation Society), a group of activists that are using “direct action” as they claim.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-06-22</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Member states approved the Union's biodiversity strategy]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#135</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[A crisis was brewing at the 21 June Environment Council: it was only after several hours of discussions that the EU's ministers for the environment, meeting in Luxembourg, approved the Union's biodiversity strategy.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-06-21</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[PETA killed a schocking 94 percent of adoptable pets in its care during 2010 in the US]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#133</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Animal lovers worldwide now have access to more than a decade's worth of evidence showing that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) kills thousands of defenseless pets at its Virginia headquarters. Since 1998, PETA has opted to "put down" 25,840 adoptable dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens instead of finding them "forever homes."

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						 <pubDate>2011-06-20</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Green light for Croatia]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#130</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[From 27 to 28 countries soon, the European Union is preparing to welcome Croatia. After almost six years of negociations, the Commission has given the green light to closing the last four chapters in Croatia's EU membership bid.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-06-15</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[4 short videos featuring farmed animals are now available on YouTube!]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#128</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Get to know, Lola the cow, Simone the chicken and Fred the mink, the new movies stars on the farm!]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-05-27</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[MEPs want fairer and greener CAP]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#129</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The European Parliament's Commitee on Agriculture (AGRI) approved, on 25 May, a draft resolution that sets out the "key principles of the post-2013 Common Agricultural Policy", according to AGRI Chair Paolo De Castro.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-05-25</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[The WelFur project section is updated!]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#127</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Discover the last updates about the WelFur project section on our website. WelFur was EFBA’s priority in 2010 and will remain the major point of action in 2011. Launched in 2009, the objective of this scientific project is to introduce a certification program at farm level that will guarantee excellent animal welfare on our European fur-farms.

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						 <pubDate>2011-05-24</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Animal Transport]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#126</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Sweden pushes Commission on animal transport]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-05-17</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Parliament endorses textile labelling agreement]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#124</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The statement "non textile parts of animal origin" must be placed on products that contain real fur or leather to enable consumers to identify these products.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-05-11</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Creation of a joint Commission and Parliament transparency register]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#125</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Members of the European Parliament backed, on the 11 of May, the draft interinstitutional agreement (IAA) on the creation of a joint Commission and Parliament transparency register (formerly known as lobbyist register).]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-05-11</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Implementing EU biodiversity strategy though CAP]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#123</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[To ensure that agricultural activities are sustainable, the new strategy calls a "maximising" of agricultural areas covered by biodiversity-related measures under the CAP by 2020 to allow "the conservation of biodiversity and bring about a measurable improvement in the conservation status of species and habitats that depend on or are affected by agriculture and in the provision of ecosystem services".  

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						 <pubDate>2011-05-03</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Fur-animals in an agricultural context]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#122</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Following the Press Conference in February, Patricia Borgenon, agricultural journalist from ABJA (Belgian Association of Agricultural Journalist) wrote an article. To read quickly!]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-04-27</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[EFBA has a lot to say!]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#121</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Discover the "EFBA Ads" section on our website.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-04-04</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[A step forward for the WelFur Project!]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#118</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[A WelFur meeting started on the 15th of March gathering EFBA, INRA (French National Institute of Agronomic Research) and scientists. The objective: design of a scoring model to assess the welfare of animals raised for their fur (mink and fox.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-03-17</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Presidency conclusions on the CAP beyond 2013]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#119</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Some 20 EU Farm Ministers agreed on Presidency Conclusions on the Communication of the CAP Towards 2020.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-03-17</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[SANCO ITEMS: Animal Welfare Study]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#120</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Farm Ministers were briefed by the Hungarian Presidency today on the results of an evaluation of EU policy on animal welfare commissioned by DG SANCO.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-03-17</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[EFBA is on Facebook!]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#117</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[EFBA welcomes its members on Facebook to follow all the last news about the fur-farming world...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-03-11</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[ELECTION IN IRELAND]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#116</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The proposed ban on mink farming is not part of the government programme and therefore history 
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						 <pubDate>2011-02-25</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Press conference]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#114</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[EFBA successfully held its 1st 2011 press conference - in a fur farm -  near Gent, with the presence of Dutch & Belgian media, from radio, TV, newspapers, magazines, and specific agricultural newspaper.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-02-07</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[New Presidency: Hungary]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#113</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union wishes to build its political agenda around the human factor, focusing on four main topics: growth and employment for preserving the European social model; stronger Europe; citizen friendly Union; enlargement and neighbourhood policy.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-01-17</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[DG SANCO Personnel news]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#112</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Two new deputy directors General are set to take up their posts in the DG Sanco in the coming weeks & months, following a decision taken in mid-December. Both men will replace Paola Testori-Coggi who was appointed Director General of DG SANCO last April.

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						 <pubDate>2011-01-13</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[SANCO Items : EFSA animal transport recommendations]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#111</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[SANCO Items : EFSA animal transport recommendations]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2011-01-12</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Modest deal is reached at Cancun summit]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#110</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[At the UN Climate Change Conference that took place in Cancun, Mexico, from 29 November to 10 December 2010, all the major...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-12-13</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[EU budget for 2011 in the final stage]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#109</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The Committee of Permanent Representatives approved on 1December, the new draft EU budget for 2011 presented by the European Commission on 26 November...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-12-08</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Fur-farming wants to be part in the fight against Climate Change.]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#108</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[European fur-farming has good arguments to assert as a green agricultural activity. Indeed, fur-farmed animals are not only used for their fur but...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-11-29</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[European Commission unveils its communication over the CAP]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#107</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[On 18 November, the European Commission presented its communication on the CAP entitled "The CAP towards 2020". In a context...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-11-19</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[European fur-farming: 120,000 success stories]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#106</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[This is what we can read in the Parliament Magazine of 7 November. The Communication campaign of the...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-11-10</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Nagoya (Japan) conference sets 2020 global biodiversity targets]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#105</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[By 2020 the rate of loss of all natural habitats including forests should be more than halved and where feasible "brought close to zero"...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-11-05</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Irresponsible and suspicious acts for Spanish activists]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#104</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[A Spanish fur-farm has been attacked the last week end by activists from the group "Igualda Animal". They entered illegally into the farm and released...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-10-25</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Veterinarian controls confirm excellent animal welfare in European fur farms]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#102</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[This is the title we can read in the Parliament Magazine issue of 11 October. Indeed, the European Fur Breeders' Association is proud...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-10-14</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Situation blocked in the Netherlands about fur-farming]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#103</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The ban proposal initiated by Van Velzen and Waalkens in September 2009 was today discussed at the Upper Chamber of the Netherlands...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-10-13</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Dacian Ciolos wants a CAP greener than ever]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#101</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[EU Farm Commissioner, Dacian Ciolos, speaks in favor of more environment-targeted measures within the Common Agricultural Policy's first Pillar...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-10-12</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[A new irresponsible attack against Swedish fur-farm]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#100</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[A Swedish fur-farm has been attacked on the night of 9 October 2010. Eco-terrorists released up to 3800 minks by opening...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-10-11</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[A Swedish fur-farm attacked by activists]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#99</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[In Sweden, during the night of 3 September, a Swedish fur-farm has been attacked by activists who destroyed material to release up to...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-10-05</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Dangerous and irresponsible attack against a fur-farm in Ireland]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#98</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[On the night of 25 September 2010, activists entered illegally into the farm of an Irish fur-farmer to destroy material and finally release 5,000 minks...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-09-29</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[General elections in Sweden, EFBA member: new political landscape with far-right in the Parliament.]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#97</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's centre-right bloc won 49.2 percent of votes and 172 seats in Sweden's 349-seat legislature in Sunday's vote...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-09-21</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Attack against 2 fur-farms in GREECE]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#96</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Considered as extremist by the FBI, Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claims the responsibility for the attack in Greece where 52.000 have been released into the wild on the night of 27 and 28 august 2010.

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						 <pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[TV show and a press release Sweden]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#95</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The Djurrattalliansen (The Animal Welfare Act) has released a TV show and a press release on a Swedish TV Channel "SVT" on the evening of 9 of August 2010.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-08-10</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[New Guide to the Belgian Presidency of the European Union]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#92</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Please find through the link below the publication of the new "Guide to the Belgian Presidency of the European Union"...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-08-03</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[European Commission launches first Newsletter on Animal Welfare]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#91</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Today is the publication of the first biannual Animal Welfare Newsletter of the European Commission. The newsletter aims to...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-07-05</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[New Commission website on animal welfare education]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#90</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The EU is determined to widen the impact of education about animal welfare, partly as a response to the Treaty of Lisbon that defines...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-07-02</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Belgium takes over the helm of the EU Council Presidency]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#89</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[After six months of Spanish Presidency, it is today the turn of Belgium to preside the EU Council for the second half of 2010...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-07-01</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Fur-farming supports Greek economy and rural development]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#88</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The experience of a Greek fur-farmer published in the European press. "I love to work with nature and animals. I give...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-06-25</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Priorities of Belgian EU Presidency]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#87</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Two weeks ahead of the start of the Belgian EU Council Presidency, the country's six-month programme was approved at a joint meeting of...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-06-17</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Biodiversity has more and more the same attention as Climate Change]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#86</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[After 2 years of debate by nearly 90 countries, the establishment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-06-15</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[European fur-farming and fur trade are in the European press]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#85</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the green week the European fur farming and fur trade want to show that the fur sector works in harmony with nature...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-06-08</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Two new instruments for monitoring biodiversity]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#83</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the Green Week that was hold last week, the European Commission presented two new instruments in order to fill the gaps...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-06-07</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Talks on reform of post-2013 CAP]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#84</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[At the informal Agriculture Council held on beginning of June in Merida, Spain, a clear majority of ministers stressed the need...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-06-07</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[A low key image of the European Parliament]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#82</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[A European survey conducted from 29 January to 17 February among more than 26,000 people from the 27 member states shows that...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-06-02</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[EFBA Annual Report 2009 is online with a dynamic and original presentation]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#81</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The European Fur Breeders' Association (EFBA) is pleased to inform you that our new Annual Report 2009 is now...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-05-18</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Better regulation for animal experimentation]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#79</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The EU Council of Ministers approved yesterday a directive that aims to improve animal welfare on animal experimentation...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-05-12</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[WelFur project is in the European press]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#80</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[In the continuation of our communication campaign in the Parliament Magazine, the European Fur Breeders' Association published...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-05-12</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Improvement in the animal welfare]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#78</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The report on the evaluation and assessment of the Animal Welfare Action Plan 2006-2010 has been implemented...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-05-07</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[A target of 30% emissions cut for Europe?]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#77</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The European Commission is ready to increase its offer to reduce the Union's greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 from 20% to 30%...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-04-29</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[A new Belgian political crisis compromises its close EU Presidency]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#76</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[After the incapacity of the country's political parties to overcome tensions between Flemish and French speakers and...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-04-28</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Danish TV2 manager guilty of theft?]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#75</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[This is what we can read in the Danish newspapers following the TV2's documentary aired last October alleging abuses...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-04-21</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[13% of EU citizens clearly know what the Common Agriculture Policy is]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#74</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[A survey conducted by DG AGRI show that European have a lack of knowledge in what the CAP is but support CAP's role...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-04-01</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[MEPs approved the Country of Origin labelling and reject the colour code]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#72</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The EP Environment Committee recently voted that the country of origin labeling should be clearly stated on meat, poultry...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-03-29</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Farmers should be rewarded for their efforts against climate change]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#73</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The Stéphane Le Foll's report (French Socialist) on the EU-Agriculture & Climate Change states that through modernization...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-03-29</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[New standards for animal welfare]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#71</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The future action plan 2011-2015 on animal welfare should focus on "the implementation of a general law on animal...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-03-19</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Positive start on the accession of Iceland to EU]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#70</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Last week, the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) endorsed the European Commission's positive...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-03-15</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Better information on agricultural products for consumers]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#68</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[End of February, the Committee on Agriculture (AGRI) approved Scottà report of establishing a compulsory labeling system indicating...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-03-04</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Agriculture and Rural Development can play an important role in EU2020 strategy for growth]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#69</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Commission published its EU2020 strategy for growth's proposals (‘A European Strategy for smart, sustainable & inclusive growth') based...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-03-04</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Build a better future together]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#67</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The communication campaign in the Parliament Magazine continues. The last issue, on February 22, is about the new European Commission...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-02-26</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Voluntary animal welfare labelling system should see the light]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#65</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Following a meeting between EU Farm Ministers, it seems that the majority of Member States would prefer the creation of an...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-02-24</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Policy Commitments of the new European Commission]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#66</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Attached to this news, you will find a document that summarizes the policy commitments of the 2010-2014 European Commission...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-02-24</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Creation of two new directorates-general]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#64</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[On 17th February, the Commission announced the creation of two new directorates-general: DG Energy (ENER) and DG Climate (CLIM)...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-02-22</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Barroso's new team wins backing from Parliament]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#63</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Yesterday in Strasbourg, the Barroso II Commission went to victory with a support of a massive 70% of voting members (488 in favour to 137 and 72 abstentions)...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-02-10</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Fur-farming is an agricultural success story in the European press]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#62</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[In the continuation of the communication campaign started in January by EFBA and IFTF in the Parliament Magazine...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-02-09</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[EFBA is in the European press]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#61</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[EFBA, together with IFTF, has recently started a communication campaign in the Parliament Magazine...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-01-26</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[EP vote of approval delayed for the new Commission College]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#60</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The initial Plenary vote on the full Commission College scheduled on January 26 will finally take place on February 9 after a delay caused...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-01-22</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Debates have started on the new biodiversity strategy]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#59</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Declared this year as the 'International Year of Biodiversity' by the United Nations, the European Commission published a communication...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-01-21</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Climate Change and Biodiversity at the top priorities of the new EU Presidency]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#58</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[From 1st January, Spain is at the helm of the EU. One of the top priorities announced in the joint programme of the Troika presidency...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2010-01-07</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Final agenda for the hearings Commissioners-designate]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#57</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The timetable for the hearings of the 26 Commissioners-designate is now confirmed by the European Parliament's Conference of...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-12-22</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Spanish Presidency Priorities]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#55</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Spain will be at the helm of the EU from 1 January 2010 after 6 months of the Swedish Presidency...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-12-21</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Troika Presidency priorites]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#56</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The future Spanish, Belgian and Hungarian Presidencies - the Troika Presidency, see news 03/11/2009 - presented the draft 18 months programme...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-12-21</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[New Chefs de Cabinet for new Commissioners]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#54</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[It has recently emerged that Goerg Häusler (Austria) could be Chef de Cabinet of Agriculture Commissioner-designate Dacian Ciolos (Romania)...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-12-15</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[EFBA is on YouTube!]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#53</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[EFBA is pleased to announce that its video on fur-farming in Europe is now also available on YouTube! You can access to the...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-12-14</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Next commissioners' portfolios of the new EU Commission]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#52</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[On 27 November, José Manuel Barroso, President of the EU Commission, proposed the next Commissioners of the new Commission who will now be able...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-11-30</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Van Rompuy and Ashton, new High Representatives for Europe]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#51</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Since yesterday evening, Herman Van Rompuy, current Prime Minister of Belgium (centre-right) became the first...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-11-20</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Series of options for Animal Welfare Labelling]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#49</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The European Commission suggests, in a report adopted on 28 October, some options for EU animal welfare labeling...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-11-04</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Lisbon Treaty now fully ratified]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#50</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Yesterday the Czech Constitutional Court gave the green light to the Lisbon Treaty. President Vaclav Klaus signed the...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-11-04</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Priorities of the future trio Presidencies]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#48</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[As from January 1, Spain will take over the EU Council's Presidency for 6 months, followed by Belgium in the second half of 2010 and Hungary beginning of 2011...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-11-03</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Attack against a fur-farm in the Netherlands]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#47</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Animal rights activists released 5000 minks in the Netherlands last week. Almost all of them have been recaptured...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-11-02</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[ALF claims the irresponsible attack against a French farm]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#46</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Considered as extremist by the FBI, Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claims the responsibility for the attack against...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-10-30</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Irresponsible and unacceptable attack against a French fur farm!]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#45</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Friday 16 October in Dordogne, France, some activists entered illegally into a fur farm and caused material damages to release up to 4,200 minks...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-10-19</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Fur farming production around the world]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#44</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[World mink production declined again this year for the second time after more than a decade of solid growth...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-10-15</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[IFBA and EFBA in the Irish press]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#43</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[This Friday the Irish Fur Breeders' Association and the European Fur Breeders' Association have published a communication campaign...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-10-09</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Irish say 'yes' to the Lisbon Treaty]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#42</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[First rejected in June 2008, the Lisbon Treaty is finally approved by 67% of Irish voters in the referendum organised on October 2...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-10-05</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Norwegian newspaper warns journalists to investigate material from Animal Rights Groups]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#41</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[On September 4th 2009 the respected Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet ran a story with the headline "The media can be too quick"...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-09-23</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[The agriculture sector fears the new rules on animal transport]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#39</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[EU professional agricultural organisations and negotiators worry about the draft regulation drawn up by the European Commission on animal welfare during transportation...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-09-18</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[New president for the Animal Welfare Intergroup]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#40</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The European Parliament's Animal Welfare Intergroup has its new president: Caroline Lucas (Greens-EFA, UK)...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-09-18</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Barroso elected as Commission chief for another five-year term]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#38</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[With 382 votes in favour, 219 against and 117 abstentions, José Manuel Barroso won, yesterday in Strasbourg, the role of Commission chief...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-09-17</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Mariann Fischer Boel will retire at the end of this Commission mandate]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#37</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[EU Farm Commissioner Mariann Fisher Boel, 66, will not stay on as EU Agriculture Commissioner for another 5 years...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-09-14</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Council of EU adopts new rules for animal by-products]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#36</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The new regulation for so called animal by-products, applicable as from 2011, is aimed at introducing more risk-proportionate rules on animal by-products...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-09-09</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Finnish Media: Fur breeders have the word!]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#35</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The Finnish fur breeders started a communication campaign for 2 weeks in the main national newspapers.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-09-08</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[The agriculture concerns about Climate Change]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#34</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Because it is one of the top priorities of the Swedish Presidency, Climate Change will be the main focus of debate...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-08-11</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Ambitious Europe for the Animal Welfare]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#33</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[EFBA welcomes the ambitious projects launched by the Commission in the area of Animal Welfare...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-08-07</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Paulo de Castro is confirmed as Committee Chair for the Agriculture & Rural Development Committe]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#31</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The EP Plenary session, which took place in Strasbourg last week, formally confirmed the members - and substitutes - of the various EP Committees...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-07-23</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Inaugural plenary session: new presidents for the EP and awaiting for the president of the EU]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#29</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[From 14 to 16 July, the first plenary session was held in Strasbourg since the elections on 4-7 June...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-07-17</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[The European Union has a new Presidency: Sweden succeeds the Czech Republic]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#28</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The Swedish Presidency of the EU started officially on 1 July for six months. In keeping with the tradition...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-07-02</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Election of group heads at the European Parliament]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#27</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[All the leaders of the main political groups in the European Parliament are now elected...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-07-01</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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						 <title><![CDATA[Our Dutch fur farmers will continue to fight after the today's vote in the Lower Chamber]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#26</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[This afternoon, the vote regarding the ban proposal for the fur farming sector, initiated by...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-06-30</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[EU wants more transparency in lobbying]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#25</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The public register of lobbyists set up on 23rd June 2008 is expected to be revised this summer...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-06-26</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[New EU slaughter Regulation]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#24</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The Council of Agriculture Ministers has reached on Monday 22 a political agreement on the proposal improving welfare...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-06-23</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[European elections 2009: victory for the right and centre-right]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#23</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Even if the final results of the European elections 2009 (4-7 June) are not fully available yet, we can already observe the main trends...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-06-08</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Breaking News: Gerda Verbrug, the Dutch Minister of Agriculture, supports the fur farming sector!]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#22</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Yesterday, was the hearing of the Dutch Minister of Agriculture about the fur farming ban proposal...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-06-04</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Communication on Quality Policy options]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#21</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[For years, our EU farmers work hard to meet the most stringent farming requirements in the world regarding environment protection, animal welfare...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-06-03</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Unacceptable fox ban grounds in Denmark!]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#20</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[EFBA strongly opposes to the Danish fox production ban which has been endorsed last Friday (29/05/06) by the Danish Parliament...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-06-02</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[The fur farming sector continues to fight in the Netherlands!]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#19</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[More than 170 fur farmers are furious and EFBA strongly supports them in their fight against a parliamentary proposal initiated by Krista van Velzen (SP - Socialist Party) and Harm Evert Waalkens (PvdA - Labour Party).]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-05-29</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Swedish Presidency: 3 main priorities in agriculture sector]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#18</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[On 1 July 2009, Sweden will take over the Presidency of the EU for 6 months. Among all the important EU issues that Sweden wants to move forward...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-05-28</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[New FAO Animal Welfare portal]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#16</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), international UN institution, has recently launched a new Internet portal for Farmed Animal Welfare.]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-05-27</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[2009 EFBA s Annual General Meeting]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#15</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The 2009 EFBA's Annual General Meeting took place in Letterkenny, Ireland from 22-24 April...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-05-06</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[We WON in Norway!]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#17</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[After the annual convention of the Labour party in Norway, we are very pleased that the largest political party of the country has voted...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-04-22</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#6</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Agriculture Council adopts an Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-03-23</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[EU Agriculture Product Quality policy]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#5</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[EU Agriculture Product Quality policy between simplification and regulation...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-03-13</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[EFBA in the Register of Interest Representatives of the European Commission]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#1</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[On 23rd January, EFBA has been entered on the European Commission's Register of Interest Representatives...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-01-23</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Animal Welfare considerations at International level]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#2</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[EFBA representatives attended the Conference on Global Trade & Farm Animal Welfare in Brussels on January 20-21. Following the 2-days conference, the Health Commissioner...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-01-21</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
					 </item><item>
						 <title><![CDATA[Czech Presidency work programme on Agriculture]]></title>
						 <link>http://www.efba.eu/news.php#3</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The Czech Republic is holding since beginning of January the Presidency of the European Union.  As it is the tradition...]]></description>
						 <pubDate>2009-01-19</pubDate>
						  <language>en</language>
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