European industry welcomes second aid package
European fishing industry groups have welcomed a second round of aid designed to help fishing cope with the fuel crisis as the EuropeanParliament adopted a modification of EMFF 2014-2022 to…
Proposed compensation for European fisheries sector
MEPs will this week vote on a proposal to make available financial compensation for the EU fisheries and aquaculture sectors following the extensive disruption caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine.…
MEPs call for funds to modernise fisheries
MEPs have stressed the importance of fisheries in the blue economy, calling for more funds and more ambitious environmental measures in a vote in the European Parliament, while noting that…
€6.1 billion for sustainable fisheries and fishing communities
In adopting the 2021-2027 fisheries and aquaculture fund, the European Parliament aims to support the blue economy, protect biodiversity and promote international ocean governance. The new European Maritime, Fisheries and…
Positive revision of fisheries control rules
European fishing industry body Europêche sees the amendments voted on by the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries to revise the Union Fisheries Control System as a step in the right…
‘This unprecedented crisis requires swift action,’ said EP Fisheries Chair Pierre Karleskind. Image: EP
PECH committee moves to amend EMFF
In response to the Covid-19 crisis, the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee has requested urgent procedures to make swift amendments to the European Fisheries and Maritime Fund, to better support the…
