The European Shepherds Network is an important step since 2003 , following Pastomed project, the World Gathering Pastoralists of Segovia 2007, the European Meeting of Sentein, ( Ariege- France) and the mobilisations since 2010 against EID, mandatory vaccination, trashumance, and other specific issues, showing the need of a special framework aknowledging the specific reality of mobile pastoralism in Europe.
We, the different professional shepherds associations of the country members , would like to continue demanding a specific legislation for extensive livestock farming within EU agrarian policy framework.