EU: Polish court overturns ban on ritual slaughter
The court argued that the constitution guarantees the freedom of religious practice. It is a victory for Poland’s small Jewish and Muslim and agriculture communities.
Poland Halal
EU: After Polish ritual slaughter ban, competitors carve up a lucrative market
The ruling shut down Poland’s $500 million kosher and halal meat industry last year.
EU: Ritual Slaughter Continues in Krakow Despite Ban
The pressure to ban ritual slaughter in Poland has come largely from animal welfare groups, who have responded to a huge increase in the production of kosher and halal meat…
Israel summons Polish ambassador over kosher ban
Poland's agricultural minister, Stanislaw Kalemba said in Brussels, however, that the government would challenge the vote in parliament last Friday, upholding a decision by the Constitutional Court in December 2013.
EU: Polish parliament rejects ritual animal slaughter
Poland's parliament on Friday rejected the ritual slaughter of livestock for food, angering the Jewish community as well as farmers and exporters of meat towards Israel and Muslim countries.
EU: Poles divided over religious slaughter of animals
Lawmakers will vote Friday on a government draft law that would reinstate religious slaughter provided it is done only in slaughterhouses and excludes certain forms of immobilizing the animal.
Malaysia: Poland Hopes To Penetrate Malaysia’s Halal Industry
Poland hopes to cooperate with Malaysia to penetrate the country's halal industry in line with the latter's inspiration to become a halal hub in this region.
EU: Slaughter ban harms halal butchery industry in Poland
Six months after the ritual slaughter of animals was banned by the country's highest court, a fierce debate rages on both in and out of Parliament as critics of the…
EU: Polish exports of meat for Jews, Muslims in limbo
Millions of euros were being made exporting the halal and kosher meat to countries like Egypt, Iran and Israel, as well as to Muslim and Jewish markets inside Europe. The…
Partner Events:
