In a Press Conference in Brussels on 27 September 2010, Maria Damanaki, the Fisheries Commissioner of the European Union, harshly criticised mackerel fisheries by Iceland and the Faroe Islands and made unjustified allegations that have no foundation. Damanaki alleged that Iceland and the Faroe Islands are solely responsible for the fact that the total catch of mackerel this year will foreseeably exceed the sustainable level considerably. Finally, she threatened that the EU might take action with respect to Iceland and the Faroe Islands and, in particular, take the EU´s annual fisheries arrangements with those two countries under review.