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European industry bodies Europêche and EAPO are calling on the EU Council of Ministers to reduce the amount of imported duty-free fish

EU giving priority to cheap imported fish over sustainable EU production

810,000 tonnes of imported fish will benefit from massive tariff derogations regardless of their origin, way of production, sustainability of the stock, labour standards or even if the third country…

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Read more about the article Europêche and NGOs join forces on modern, effective and simplified EU fisheries control rules
Europêche and environmental NGOs are in agreement on the need for effective European control rules

Europêche and NGOs join forces on modern, effective and simplified EU fisheries control rules

With the ongoing revision of the EU fisheries control system, Euopean fishing industry association Europêche and the EU IUU Coalition have released a joint statement addressed to EU decision makers,…

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Read more about the article Europêche files anti-dumping complaint over Chinese tuna exports
Chinese tuna producers are heavily and unfairly subsidised, according to Europêche. Image: NOAA

Europêche files anti-dumping complaint over Chinese tuna exports

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Europêche has presented today a request to the European Commission for the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of tuna processed loins – mainly skipjack – originating in China,…

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Read more about the article Commission’s proposal to mitigate COVID-19 impacts welcomed
The European Commission has put forward proposals for measures to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus

Commission’s proposal to mitigate COVID-19 impacts welcomed

The European Commission has published a legislative package in response to the severe economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fishing industry, unlocking existing EU funding and market schemes…

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Read more about the article EU fishing industry calls for urgent measures to secure fish supply
Europêche stresses that the industry is increasingly limited in performing crew rotation, making changes due to quarantine, and obtaining medical supplies or protective materials, or simply repatriating fishermen

EU fishing industry calls for urgent measures to secure fish supply

Europêche, representing the EU fishing sector, has made a series of proposals to the European authorities for critical measures needed to cope with the operational, commercial, and safety problems the…

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