Brits still face EU red tape when traveling with their furry friends

Britons still face EU bureaucracy when traveling with their furry friends amid ongoing pet passportsEurocrats have rejected Britain's latest offer to recognize UK pet passportsBrussels will not agree to allow UK animals into the EU without a veterinary certificateThese certificates can cost up to £180 and are only valid for four months
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< p class="byline-section"> Published: 01:15 GMT, 25 November 2022 | Update: Nov 25, 2022 02:17 GMT on the block.
Leaked minutes from last month's negotiations show Brussels won't agree to allowing UK pets to travel to the EU without a veterinary certificate.
They can cost up to £180 and are only valid for four months. Regular travelers therefore need to cough more than once.

According to a note seen by the Daily Mail at a meeting last month, EU officials have rejected a request from British negotiators asking the EU to recognize its pet passports.
Brussels said such recognition is "only available to countries not EU Member States which are dynamically aligned with the EU animal health regime or are working towards such dynamic alignment".
Des UK officials have said UK animal health regulations already meet bloc standards as they have not changed since Brexit. An exception has already been granted for guide dogs.
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Brits still face EU red tape when traveling with their furry friends

Britons still face EU bureaucracy when traveling with their furry friends amid ongoing pet passportsEurocrats have rejected Britain's latest offer to recognize UK pet passportsBrussels will not agree to allow UK animals into the EU without a veterinary certificateThese certificates can cost up to £180 and are only valid for four months

< p class="byline-section"> Published: 01:15 GMT, 25 November 2022 | Update: Nov 25, 2022 02:17 GMT on the block.

Leaked minutes from last month's negotiations show Brussels won't agree to allowing UK pets to travel to the EU without a veterinary certificate.

They can cost up to £180 and are only valid for four months. Regular travelers therefore need to cough more than once.

Eurocrats have rejected Britain's latest offer to recognize UK pet passports, meaning holidaymakers still face Brexit bureaucracy when traveling to the bloc

According to a note seen by the Daily Mail at a meeting last month, EU officials have rejected a request from British negotiators asking the EU to recognize its pet passports.

Brussels said such recognition is "only available to countries not EU Member States which are dynamically aligned with the EU animal health regime or are working towards such dynamic alignment".

Des UK officials have said UK animal health regulations already meet bloc standards as they have not changed since Brexit. An exception has already been granted for guide dogs.

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