Ministers: “We support MSY, but…”

Most member states want to delay an end to overfishing. This became clear when fisheries ministers met in Council today, [...]

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Ministers to discuss: should we end overfishing and overspending?

EU fisheries ministers will meet on Monday 14 May to discuss two crucial issues in the fisheries reform: maximum sustainable [...]

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Environment Committee adopts opinion on CFP reform

The environment committee in the European Parliament today voted in favour of measures aimed at rebuilding fish stocks. With 50 [...]

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Parliament: CFP reform’s most important draft report revealed

Months of discussions in the European Parliament about the main item in the fisheries reform – the Basic Regulation – [...]

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Ministers want fewer decisions in Brussels – but disagree on what the alternatives are

Member states agree on the general principle of a more de-centralised decision making in fisheries, but have different opinions on [...]

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Ministers criticise plan to create quota market

A majority of fisheries ministers at Council today said they oppose making transferable fishing concessions (TFCs) mandatory in the new [...]

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Fisheries Committee debates transferable fishing concessions

Mandatory transferable fishing concessions could become either voluntary or non-transferable fishing concessions, if new proposals in the Fisheries and Environment [...]

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“Public resources should be allocated to those who fish the most sustainably”

Experiences from local co-management and the economic advantages of selective gear were discussed at the Green seminar “How should fish [...]

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16 member states call for more aquaculture support

A group of 16 member states have presented a joint statement demanding more subsidies for aquaculture. The member states want [...]

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Euro Parliamentarians and Fish Ministers tackle external dimension of the CFP

The activities of EU vessels operating in third countries and on the high seas were under the spotlight during the [...]

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