On 25 February 2021, the European Parliament’s “Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside” Intergroup hosted a high-level conference organised by FACE...
The conference organised by the “Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside” Intergroup in conjunction with FACE...
On 18 November 2020, the European Parliament’s “Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside” Intergroup held...
Two motions for resolution are tabled for vote in the European Parliament to object Commission’s proposal to restrict lead shot over wetlands...
The conference organised by the “Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside” Intergroup in conjunction with...
A motion for resolution by MEPs Alexander Bernhuber (EPP), Ondřej Knotek (Renew Europe) and Andrey Slabakov (ECR) on the Commission’s proposal to restrict lead shot over wetlands is tabled for vote...
On 29 September 2020, the European Parliament’s "Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside" Intergroup held a high-level conference on the "Farm to Fork Strategy: Ensuring a healthy balance between Europe’s food systems and biodiversity conservation". ...
The conference will discuss opportunities...
Ahead of the European Parliament’s plenary vote in the October II session on CAP Strategic Plans, this online event aims to understand how new CAP...
The EC’s revised proposal remains highly ambiguous, disproportionate and discriminatory. It has not addressed in any way the major problems introduced...
Intergroup event on 30 June 2020...
A proposal to ban the consumption of wildlife could have had far reaching consequences for hunting and nature conservation in Europe and globally. A majority of the MEPs voted against a dangerous amendment to a motion for a resolution.....
Today, the members of the "Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside" Intergroup held their first meeting to agree on the President and Vice-Presidents. This meeting was an important first step to...
Following the announcement of the European Commission’s new EU Green Deal in the European Parliament, the Conference of Presidents approved the "Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside" Intergroup...
On 15 September, the Royal Spanish Hunting Federation (RFEC) and the European Federation of Hunting and Conservation (FACE) attended at the meeting organised by the Extremadura Hunting Federation (Fedexcaza) at Feciex 2019. At the event, several key topics that concern Extremadura and Spanish hunters were discussed including the hunting of Turtle Dove, Quail, silvestrism as well as diseases that affect Iberian fauna such as myxomatosis in hares and rabbits. FACE Secretary General, Dr. David Scallan, urged all present to act firmly and defend...
On 10 September, 50 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from seven different political groups pledged their support for the re-establishment of the "Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside" Intergroup. Since its first establishment in 1985, this Intergroup serves as the key stakeholder platform within the European Parliament, enabling open cross-political discussions between decision-makers, civil society and experts....
Urge candidates and parties to support the FACE Election Manifesto! The upcoming European elections are of great importance to Europe’s 7 million hunters. The decisions taken in Brussels for the next five years will have a decisive impact on the direction that Member States take with regards to the environment and land use. Decisions in Brussels can have major effects on hunting and conservation throughout Europe....
On 19 March, MEP Karl-Heinz Florenz celebrated 30 years of his long and successful political career as a Member of the European Parliament. Karl-Heinz Florenz was elected for the first time in 1989 and has played a key role as a member of the European Parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. He worked on many environment-related dossiers relating to biodiversity, recycling, waste management, circular economy, sustainable hunting as well as climate change and rural development. FACE President Torbjörn...
Predator control is an essential tool for bird conservation across Europe and requires close cooperation between hunters, farmers, landowners, bird organisations and authorities....
Register now for the conference "Managing predators for meadow birds", hosted by MEP Bendt Bendtsen and organised in cooperation with FACE - European Federation for Hunting and Conservation. [button size='big' style='' text='REGISTER NOW FOR THE CONFERENCE' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://conference.face.eu' target='_blank' color='#ffffff' hover_color='' border_color='#005000' hover_border_color='#ff7900' background_color='#005000' hover_background_color='#ff7900' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='center' margin=''] [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='8' down=''] This conference will discuss predator management as a tool to conserve vulnerable species. It will focus on population declines of meadow (wading) birds, which are often...
On 30 January 2019 FACE and the European Commission organised a high-level conference on “Preparing European Hunters to Eradicate African Swine Fever” at the “Jagd und Hund” exhibition in Dortmund, Germany. ...
The Christmas dinner organised every year by FACE and the Association of European Manufacturers of Sporting Firearms (ESFAM) has become the annual appointment for hunters and producers of sporting and hunting firearms to meet MEPs, officials from the European Commission...
The Christmas dinner organised every year by FACE and the Association of European Manufacturers of Sporting Firearms (ESFAM) has become the annual appointment for hunters and producers of sporting and hunting firearms to meet MEPs, officials from the European Commission...
CONFERENCE IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, BRUSSELS. Hunting in the European year of cultural heritage "The challenges of today and tomorrow". Wednesday 28 November, 17:00 - 19:00. Room PHS070050. Interpretation: EN, FR, DE, IT. Hosted by MEPs: Giancarlo SCOTTÀ, Jacques COLOMBIER, Georg MAYER, Franz OBERMAYR....
"Game meat is the best ‘ambassador’ of sustainable hunting and therefore must be better promoted to secure the future of hunting" stated Oliver Dorn, entrepreneur and editor-in-chief of HALALI Magazin...
