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“We expect that governments do not close the door on compromise”


38 Members of the European Parliament call on each EU government to play a constructive role in the fisheries reform, ahead of a 2 May meeting when the Irish presidency will seek endorsement of a new negotiation mandate. If a blocking minority in Council refuses to meet the Parliament halfway, “the fisheries reform may well be completely blocked,” the MEPs write.


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“We expect that governments do not close the door on compromise”


38 Members of the European Parliament call on each EU government to play a constructive role in the fisheries reform, ahead of a 2 May meeting when the Irish presidency will seek endorsement of a new negotiation mandate. If a blocking minority in Council refuses to meet the Parliament halfway, “the fisheries reform may well be completely blocked,” the MEPs write.


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