Do you enjoy a good boiled egg in the morning, but worry about the welfare of the hen that laid it? As it turns out, you can find out more straight from the egg itself. Here are two things the EU does for hen welfare.

This is what Europe does for people concerned about hen welfare.

Eggs for sale in an organic food shop

Livestock poultry - Eggs and meat

Exhibition of painted eggs

AGRI Committee : Hearing on the  competitiveness of the EU  Egg Industry

The MEP Eggert PETERSEN during a session in Strasbourg in November 1982.

Debate on : The Copernicus Data Policy and Innovation : The Goose with golden Eggs ?

This Infoclip illustrates: the distribution of free chocolate eggs to hospitals and retirement homes, in Brussels, Belgium.

Infoclip: Covid-19 - Distribution of free chocolate eggs to hospitals and retirement homes

This infoclip illustrates a poultry industry in Belgium.

Infoclip: Poultry industry

This infoclip provides illustrative images of a wide range of agricultural activities in various EU member states. In Slovenia, a farm breeds wild pigs. In Spain, the Cicytex research center provides services of high added value to companies in the sector of Agro-Food Technology. Still in Spain, a cooperative is active in the milk, meat and animal feed industries, and has a strong presence in internationalization and commercial development, and a another farm produces Manchego cheese with the milk of 8000 sheep. In Germany, a family farm produces about 1700 organic eggs per day.

Infoclip: Modern Agriculture - Livestock (Pigs, Sheep, Chicken)

This infoclip illustrates areas as Cybersecurity, the protection of minors, the end of geoblocking of digital content, data protection, healthcare.

Infoclip: Consumer protection

During the meeting of the Committee&nbsp;on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) in the EP in Brussels, MEPs debate on the finding of&nbsp;Fipronil in eggs. Statements by Sabine JULICHER, Director for Food and Feed Safety &amp; Innovation at DG SANTE, Eric ANDRIEU (S&amp;D, FR), Maria Lidia SENRA RODRIGUEZ, Ulrike MULLER (ALDE, DE), Mairead MCGUINNESS (EPP, IE), Michel DANTIN (EPP, FR) and Clara Eugenia AGUILERA GARCIA (S&amp;D, ES).

Fipronil in eggs: extracts from the debate

The European Parliament is set to discuss a number of key issues including the 2018 budget, the EU Solidarity Fund, rule of law in Poland, the contaminated eggs scandal and protecting workers from carcinogens in the workplace.

Coming up: the 2018 budget, contaminated eggs, cancer at work and more

The EU has about 383 million laying hens producing up to seven million tonnes of eggs a year. How much do you know about eggs and the industry in the EU? Watch the video to find out more.

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