The Group of the European People's Party is in favour of measures to improve the protection of animals. The new protocol in the Treaty of Amsterdam concerning the protection and wellbeing of animals shows that this, more than ever, is an area where the European Union and its Member States are duty bound to react, and bear this aspect in mind in all the other Community policies.
Monsieur le Président, notre groupe félicite la Commission européenne pour sa proposition et le rapporteur, M. White, pour les efforts consentis en faveur de la protection des animaux sauvages se trouvant dans des parcs zoologiques, efforts importants et très louables.