This question is about egg-laying hens in the European Union. 

For resolution, I will use data provided by the 

 and, if needed for contextualization, the 

The criterion for a YES resolution is if the data allows me to estimate that 

strictly more than 95% of egg-laying hens are not considered caged for production purposes

, excluding temporary confinement during breeding, transportation, or veterinary care. Because there may be some discretion involved in interpreting the data, I will not trade in this market.

European Union (EU) legislation currently allows the use of "enriched" cages for egg-laying hens as well as alternative cage-free systems through 

 of egg-laying hens in the EU are cage-free.

 the European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) with investigating the welfare of cages for laying hens to provide a sound scientific basis by December 2022 for 'future legislative decisions'. The EFSA website specifically 

 signed by over 1 million European Union citizens calling for a ban on using confined housing in livestock farming, which includes the caging of laying hens, in the whole EU. In September 2020, the Commission put out a call for 24 month tenders for the pilot project "

Best Practices for Alternative Egg Production

". In August 2020, in response to parliamentary questions, EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides 

 that the EU Commission would present a working paper on the implementation of animal welfare in the European Union in early 2022 and will present appropriate legislative proposals by the end of 2023.