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April 19, 2017
Stop Vivisection on the European Ombudsman decision:
THE WEAK RESPONSE BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND NOW THE REJECTION BY THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN ILLUSTRATE
THE NEED TO TAKE THE DEBATE TO ANOTHER LEVEL, i.e. A PARLIAMENTARY OR PUBLIC JUDICIAL INQUIRY
April 18, 2017
European Ombudsman, Ms Emily O’Reilly, rejects Stop Vivisection complaint against the European Commission response issued June 3, 2015
Decision in case 1609/2016/JAS on the European Commission’s response and follow-up to the European Citizens’ Initiative “Stop Vivisection”
The poster of Stop Vivisection counter - conference
November 30, 2016
STOP VIVISECTION COUNTER-CONFERENCE in Brussels.
In view of the counter-conference that will be held on December 6, Stop Vivisection announces the new 3Rs for biomedical research: revamping, recasting, regenerating. Speakers and promoters will present to the public at the European Parliament the urgent need to phase out animal experimentation. The counter-conference will be hosted by MEP Eleonora Evi (EFDD - Five Star Movement)
In view of the counter-conference that will be held on December 6, Stop Vivisection announces the new 3Rs for biomedical research: revamping, recasting, regenerating. Speakers and promoters will present to the public at the European Parliament the urgent need to phase out animal experimentation. The counter-conference will be hosted by MEP Eleonora Evi (EFDD - Five Star Movement)
October 28, 2016
Stop Vivisection submits a COMPLAINT TO THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN, Ms Emily O’Reilly, about the response of the European Commission issued June 3, 2015: "THERE IS A LACK OF RESPONSE, NOT A SINGLE ONE OF OUR LEGITIMATE PROPOSALS HAS BEEN MET"
July 8, 2016
BRUSSELS ATTITUDE IS VAGUE AND MISLEADING: STOP VIVISECTION OPTS OUT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONFERENCE
Officially, the Commission conference is being organised to comply with "Stop Vivisection requests". However, by no means, does it respond to the objectives of the 1,173,131 European citizens supporting this successful Initiative. After months of negotiations, its program remains poor, vague, inadequate. It does not fully address the validity of animal models nor the necessity of making replacement methods mandatory by law. The full picture in the letter dated June 29, 2016 (here below) that the official representatives of ECI "Stop Vivisection", Dr. André Ménache and Prof. Gianni Tamino sent to Dr. Schutte and Dr. Louhimies
June 21, 2016
The response of Brussels Authorities to Stop Vivisection letter A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY
June 20, 2016
A letter from Stop Vivisection to Brussels Authorities: A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY (why should the EC decide who the speakers would be for Stop vivisection)
June 10, 2016
KATRIN SCHUTTE (D-G Environment) and SUSANNA LOUHIMIES (D-G Environment) response to Stop Vivisection letter dated June 9: WHILE IT IS TRUE THAT WE OFFER THIS PLATFORM IN RESPONSE TO YOUR ECI [ …] IT IS UNREALISTIC TO EXPECT THAT WE COULD GRANT THE ECI COMMITTEE TO SELECT 50% OF ALL SPEAKERS OR TALKING TIME. Moreover: A session on “the necessity of making validated alternative methods mandatory by law” cannot be proposed by us GIVEN THAT THE USE OF VALIDATED ALTERNATIVES ALREADY IS A LEGAL OBLIGATION IN THE EU since 1.1.2013 when DIR2010/63/EU took effect (*** which of course is a patent lie as there is no legal obligation to use any validated alternative method across the EU, editor's note )
June 9, 2016
A letter from Stop Vivisection to D-G Environment policy officers Katrun Shutte and Susanna Louhimies: MORE COURAGE IS NEEDED ON YOUR PART
April 15, 2016
A letter from Stop Vivisection to Bjorn Hansen about a Scientific Conference to be held in Brussels “in response to one of Stop vivisection requests”: Major questions are: WHICH SPEAKERS WILL ATTEND? WHAT ISSUES WILL BE ADDRESSED? STOP VIVISECTION is adamant about the fact that the 3Rs are out of step with evidence-based medicine
March 11, 2016
A letter from BJORN HANSEN (D-G Environment) about a scientific conference to be held in Brussels “in response to one of Stop Vivisection requests”: but just ONE OR TWO SPEAKERS, among dozens, will PRESENT STOP VIVISECTION VIEWS
February 17, 2016
A letter from Stop Vivisection to the vice-president of the European Commission JYRKI KATAINEN on the flaws of a EURL ECVAM SURVEY regarding the use of animals for scientific purposes in the EU (EURL ECVAM is the EU Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to animal testing)
Modelli animali, discutiamone finalmente
A quand le débat sur la pertinence du “modèle animal”?
January 5, 2016
Stop Vivisection response to the vice-president of the European Commission JYRKI KATAINEN about a Scientific Conference: WE WOULD CERTAINLY BE KEEN TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THIS DISCUSSION
December 18, 2015
Letter from the vice-president of the European Commission JYRKI KATAINEN: WE ARE ORGANISING A SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE NEXT YEAR, WHICH WILL DISCUSS THE VALIDITY OF THE ANIMAL MODELS WHERE THEY ARE CURRENTLY STILL USED
September 10, 2015
A RESPONSE TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION: PROPAGANDA INSTEAD OF TRUE FACTS.
«Your official response to three years of democratically motivated campaigning involving tens of thousands of tireless activists across Europe and nearly 1,200,000 signatories came as a shocking revelation of the inability by the European Commission to analyse and appropriately address the fundamental raison d'être of Stop Vivisection».
June 6, 2015
STOP VIVISECTION ON THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION DECISION TO REJECT THE INITIATIVE’s REQUESTS: A DISAPPOINTING RESPONSE: «The European Commission response plainly ignores every single request in our list of 10, which recapitulate a most crucial scientific, political, economic and ethical campaignthat was undersigned by 1.173.131 Eu citizens».
Una decepcionante respuesta 
Eine enttaudchende Stellungnahme
Razocaranje nad odgovorom
June 3, 2015
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION issues a 10 pages «COMMUNICATION ON THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE STOP VIVISECTION»
May 11, 2015
STOP VIVISECTION INSTITUTIONAL HEARINGS IN BRUSSELS. On May 11, 2015, STOP VIVISECTION representatives meet the European Commission and present the Initiative’s objectives at a Parliamentary public hearing, reaching a significant consensus.
April 21, 2015
STOP VIVISECTION ANNOUNCES THAT A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON 11/05/2015.
March 23, 2015
A RESPONSE TO THE STATEMENT OF THE INITIATIVE'S OPPOSERS (see the Statement below on date 03/03/2015): «An inconsistent list of claims made in support of animal experimentation: this is, to sum it up, the content of the document, which indeed we, the promoters of Stop Vivisection, are happy to counter, thus making clear what a huge divide separates scientific research for human health from the position expressed in the aforementioned document…»
March 16, 2015
A LETTER FROM STOP VIVISECTION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT. In view of an important meeting of the Chairmen of Committees at the European Parliament on March 20th, the promoting committee of the European Citizens’ Initiative STOP VIVISECTION sends to those chairmen - as well as to all the Members of the European Parliament - a letter outlining the important scientific arguments of STOP VIVISECTION, besides the implications of animal testing on human health.
March 3, 2015
STOP VIVISECTION OPPOSERS COME INTO VOCIFEROUS ACTION. A statement to oppose Stop Vivisection Citizens’ Initiative is submitted to the European Commission. It is supported by dozens of animal research funders and organisations. Among them: Astra Zeneca, Basel Declaration, Covance, GSK, Harlan, Huntingdon Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Institut Pasteur, Leopoldina, Sanofi, Trinity College Dublin, Understanding Animal Research.
March 3, 2015
1,173,131 CERTIFIED SIGNATURES ARE SUBMITTED TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION.
Brussels, 16 February 2015
November 26, 2014
PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE COLLECTED SIGNATURES. A press conference is held in the Press conference room of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, where the promoting committee of STOP VIVISECTION announces that 1,173,131 certified signatures have been collected. Stop Vivisection speakers are André Menache, Claude Reiss and Gianni Tamino. The conference is hosted by MEPs Fabio Massimo Castaldo (M5S), Michèle Ravasi (Greens/EFA) and Stephan ECK (Gue/NGL),
November 2013 - November 2014
the collected signatures are being checked by each of the UE Countries to get to the final number of certified signatures.
November 1, 2013
Collection of signatures closed
June 22, 2012
Collection start date
June 22, 2012
The Initiative is officially registered by the European Commission
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