Ahead of final negotiations, EP takes position on future fisheries subsidies instrument The European Parliament plenary voted on the 2014–2020 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF). The next step will be to secure political agree... 01/12/2013
CFP reform implementation: Ban on discards raises questions of costs and enforceability The reformed Common Fisheries Policy will enter into force at the beginning of 2014. The European Commission has earmarked €6.5 billion for the imp... 28/09/2013
EP Fisheries Committee votes in favour of reintroducing controversial subsidies The EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform was finalised at the end of May with the adoption of the basic regulation, which includes a ban on di... 02/09/2013
EU anti-discards policy Based on a discussion paper prepared by the Irish Presidency, the April Fisheries Council of Ministers will hold an orientation debate on how to mo... 03/06/2013
EU decision on fish subsidies may pose risk to global negotiations During a meeting with European Parliamentarians and EU member state representatives, James Brown, the first secretary to New Zealand’s mission to t... 18/05/2013
The EU–Chile FTA shows the way for EU to apply new standards to imports In the context of the Common Fisheries Policy reform, in particular its market organisation rules for imported fish and aquaculture products, the E... 18/05/2013
EU institutions prepare their trilogue on fish products market access conditions The European institutions – Parliament, Council and Commission – are preparing their informal trilogue, to find an agreement for a reformed common... 07/04/2013
Discard ban adopted by the Fisheries Council of Ministers At the end of February, the Fisheries Council – co-legislator for the Common Fisheries Policy reform – adopted its final general approach on the pr... 25/03/2013
European Parliament approves reform of the Common Fisheries Policy In February, the European Parliament voted by a large majority in favour of an in depth reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The European P... 25/03/2013
European Parliament Fisheries Committee takes a strong position on the future external policy At its December meeting, the European Parliament Fisheries Committee adopted its report on the EC proposal for a ‘basic regulation’ on the future C... 24/02/2013