Ideas floated by the European Commission in its proposals for selectivity devices to reduce by-catch in Baltic fisheries have been slammed by European coastal fisheries network LIFE Platform. In a…
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for the 2024 fishing opportunities for the Baltic Sea in response to a scientific assessment that indicates several fisheries are in a dire…
With the European Commission about propose a regulation setting autonomous tariff quotas (ATQs) for certain fishery products for the years 2024 and 2025, and industry body Europêche points out that…
The European Commission’s proposal for a Nature Restoration Law must produce a coherent approach to limit all impact on the marine environment, according to the European Association of Fish Producers…
The European fishing sector has welcomed the stance taken by the European Commission with a campaign intended to end the international trade in shark parts with its Stop Finning —…
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…
Branded unrealistic legislation that endangers farmers and fishers’ livelihoods and food production in the European Union, organisations representing farmers and fishermen are calling for the controversial Nature Restoration Law to…
After five years of difficult and complex negotiations, the EU co-legislators have finally reached a political agreement on the revision of the fisheries control system. Europêche has voiced its appreciation…
The largest polticial grouping in the European Parliament, the EPP Group, has called on European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans to withdraw the nature restoration law proposal. This follows the rejection…
The European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries has voted down the Commission’s proposals for managing fisheries in the Indian Ocean. MEPs rejected new rules on the management, conservation and control measures…