Sharing the frustration of unworkable policies
As the EU navigates towards the final stages of the 2019-2024 legislative period, Europêche has addressed and exchanged views with Member States on the future structure of the European Commission…
Industry slams France’s Bay of Biscay closure
The decision by French authorities to extend the closure to its own fleet of Bay of Biscay waters to include those under the flags of other EU member states will…
Fisheries control must be proportionate, harmonised and workable
With the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries due to vote this week on the political agreement reached three weeks ago with the Council of the EU, industry organisations have made…
EU misses an opportunity for CFP overhaul
Reformed a decade ago, the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) has served to effectively rebuild fish populations, but the European industry sees that opportunities have been missed – as failed policies…
Time to implement CFP Article 17, says Europe’s small-scale sector
Representing small-scale fishing across Europe, LIFE Platform is calling for the immediate implementation of Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy, just as the European Commission is set to publish…
Inflexible CFP prevents fisheries sector from facing future challenges
Speaking at a stakeholder event held in Brussels last week, representatives of European Association of fish Producers Organisations (EAPO) said that the CFP urgently needs fixing if the recovery of…
Future CFP must correct failed policies and adapt to new challenges
Speaking at a stakeholder event organised by the European Commission, Europêche president Javier Garat told delegates that fishing must regain its place as an essential and respected activity. ‘Our fishermen…
The future CFP must achieve balance
The last major overhaul of the CFP, adopted in 2013, was a radical overhaul of policies on fisheries with MSY as the goal for all species – which the industry…
Irish fishermen to take grievances to Dublin
Fishermen from all around Ireland will converge on Dublin for a quayside event on 23rd June, followed by a protest and rally. A key grievance is that the absence of…
A CFP-type arrangement would be politically unsellable in the UK, according to the NFFO
Stalemate prospect on fisheries
Responding to Michel Barnier’s comments a few days ago that no progress has been made on fisheries issues in the withdrawal negotiations, the NFFO states that this is hardly a…