Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Hi all;

Well things on the site have been quiet for the past week or so, but we have been working behind the scenes on a new project.

We cannot say that much about it at the moment, but it does involve the EU Enlargement Commission; Serbia’s current attempts to join the EU at present, and the fact that Serbia is NOT enforcing it own rules of law – or laws / legislation; which is what a nation seeking EU accession has to show and prove it is doing to the EU Enlargement Commission PRIOR to EU membership.

We are working with both Serbian and Austrian campaigners to take the issues of animal welfare; or the lack of, a lot further now.  Via all of our contacts, as well as those of our Austrian colleagues; we will have the ability to make massive contacts with both the EU and its Parliament, as well as giving the reports we are producing to our Serbian campaigner friends who will then be able to approach the Serbian government directly also to ask what we know will be some very embarrassing questions for the government.

Combined with the fact that we know that the EU has authorised over the period 2014-2020 that it provides Serbia with over 1.5 BILLION Euros to get it s house in shape, we are asking, as UK and Austrian (EU) taxpayers providing contributions to this funding; what are we getting back from the Serbian government with regard animal welfare improvements within Serbia.

Over the last week we have now produced the almost final draft of our first report to the EU.  There will be several more over the coming months which will target specific issues in particular.  This first report is best described as an ‘overview; which outlines the situation for Serbian animals; the lack of legislation implementation by the serbian government; as well as the huge financial incentives that the EU is giving to Serbia in order that it enforces application of the ‘rule of, law’ – something which we know is NOT being implemented at the moment regarding Serbian animal welfare law.

The documents we hope will cause problems with the EU and Serbian governments.  As the EU is providing over 1.5 BILLION Euros to Serbia for pre EU accession, we have the right to ask questions and to ask exactly where our EU money is going and what it is being spent on.

At the moment, not on animal welfare.  We hope that via our reports and the massive links we have across the EU, we can make a difference.  We will probably be publishing each report on this site as we produce it; so you can get an idea of what we are doing.

We hope that this will be a positive move for Serbian animal welfare.  The EU must enforce what it preaches on its europa website.  We aim to question lots about the whole system and its apparent current failures.

Regards Mark.

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