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EPO unveils its Manifesto for the EU term 2024-2029
October 1, 2024
30th anniversary of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity & Sustainable Development
October 7, 2024
EPO announces Dr Tracey King CSci, MRSB as new Scientific Coordinator
September 5, 2024
EPO at the 33rd CITES Animal Committee
September 5, 2024
EPO wecomes Fressnapf as one of its first Associate Members for 2024
July 16, 2024
EPO welcomes Das Futterhaus as one of its first Associate Members for 2024
July 16, 2024
EPO welcomes Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft Zoologischer Fachbetriebe (WZF) as one of its first Associate Members for 2024
July 16, 2024
An updated Leaflet for EPO
July 18, 2024
EPO welcomes its FIRST Associate Members
July 5, 2024
EPO strongly supports the relaunch of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity & Sustainable Development (CCBSD)
July 2, 2024
EPO welcomes a new category of membership: ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
July 2, 2024
EPO Annual General Assembly (AGM) 2024
On May 9th, 2024 EPO members met for their annual AGM at Interzoo 2024 in Nuremberg, Germany.
June 17, 2024
Interzoo 2024: A special edition for EPO
As the world's leading trade fair for the pet industry shows, the Interzoo 2024 edition...
June 11, 2024
Joining EPO at Interzoo 2024
EPO will intervene in the Country Session Europe taking place on Wednesday May 8th, from 11:00 - 12:
May 1, 2024
EPO joins the Advisory Board of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity & Sustainable Development
March 14, 2024
EPO welcomes Industrieverband Heimtierbedarf (IVH) e.V. as a new member
February 29, 2024
EPO welcomes the EU proposal: new rules for the welfare and traceability of dogs and cats
February 27, 2024
EPO Members met to discuss EPO vision
January 26, 2024
EPO held its annual Board Meeting
December 5, 2023
EPO attends the 77th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee
November 15, 2023
EPO attended the 32nd CITES Animal Committee meeting
June 26, 2023
EPO joins a collective action calling the EU to review the EU regulation on lighting products
September 22, 2023
EPO at the European Parliament
July 3, 2023
Legal opinion clearly proves: Positive list for pets would be against the law
June 22, 2023
EPO welcomes the Jardineries et Animaleries de France (JAF) as a new member
June 22, 2023
Ways forward to tackle illegal wildlife trade: The revised EU Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking (APAWT)
June 5, 2023
EPO online meeting on the EU enforcement action in illegal trade of cats and dogs
June 5, 2023
EPO hosts in annual AGM at Zoomark 2023
May 22, 2023
EPO at the 1st roundtable organized by the European Commission on reducing illegal wildlife trade
April 3, 2023
EPO attended the CITES CoP19
December 19, 2022
EPO Statement following the adoption by the European Parliament of a motion calling for an EU-wide positive list approach
December 1, 2022
EPO Statement on the European Parliament Petition (EP PETI) Committee 's motion for resolution calling for an EU positive list approach.
November 10, 2022
Be Aware of Aliens
October 10, 2022
EPO joined the last meeting of the EU funded project on IAS
September 29, 2022
Dominic Whitmee appointed as Vice President of EPO
June 20, 2022
EPO hosts its annual AGM at Interzoo 2022
June 16, 2022
EPO and its members joined the Global Associations Summit at Interzoo
June 16, 2022
EPO joined the field trip of the EU funded project on IAS
May 17, 2022
EPO Members met virtually in December 2021
December 14, 2021
EPO at the EU Stakeholders conference on Animal Welfare
May 17, 2022
EPO Members' Meeting at Zoomark 2021
November 17, 2021
The EPO Board members' meeting 2021
October 20, 2021
The Aquarium Fish Trade of the Amazon documentary has been released
October 20, 2021
EPO held its 2021 AGM virtually in connection with Interzoo Digital
June 7, 2021
EPO invited as speaker of the EU Green Week 2020
October 27, 2020
EPO has held its 2020 AGM online
September 4, 2020
Global pet trade writes open letter in response to calls to ban wildlife trade
April 23, 2020
EPO at the launch of the EU Official Control Regulation (OCR)
December 19, 2019
EPO at the conference : "Dead or alive: towards a sustainable wildlife trade"
December 9, 2019
EPO held its annual Board Meeting
November 26, 2019
EPO, OFI, OATA and PIJAC take a joint position towards the CITES initiative on marine ornamentals
November 7, 2019
EPO at the 18th meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties
November 7, 2019
Klaus Krachbüchler joins the EPO Board as Vice-President
June 3, 2019
EPO at the EU Conference on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services
June 3, 2019
EPO held its 2019 AGM at Zoomark, Italy
June 3, 2019
EPO will have its next AGM (2019) at Zoomark, Italy
November 27, 2018
EPO participated to the EU CITES consultation meeting
February 11, 2019
EPO held its 2018 Board meeting
February 11, 2019
EPO Raising Awareness activities on Invasive Alien Species (IAS)
May 9, 2017
EPO "Meet and Greet" at Interzoo, in the Interzoo Daily, Issue 4
November 27, 2018
EPO organizes a "Meet and Greet" at Interzoo 2018
November 27, 2018
EPO Members meet with the European Commission Representative on Wildlife Trade at Interzoo
May 9, 2017
The work of the European Pet Organization (EPO), in the Interzoo Daily Issue 2
November 27, 2018
EPO General Presentation Leaflet
May 9, 2017
EPO Board Met in Wiesbaden
January 16, 2017
EPO - Annual general meeting, in the Interzoo Daily, Issue 3
November 27, 2018
EPO held its AGM at Interzoo
May 9, 2017
Zoomark Bologna
EPO Annual Meeting will take place on May 13 at the international trade show in Bologna, Italy,
January 16, 2017
Norwegian Pet Trade Show - ZooExpo 2017
The weekend of 1-2 April, the Norwegian Pet Trade Association, NZB, opens the doors to the 14th ed..
March 29, 2017
Court Rejects Positive List for Mammals in the Netherlands
The Dutch positive list for mammals which was planned to come into force this summer has in effect..
January 16, 2017