EU–Morocco SFPA finally signed by Morocco: European fishermen hope to restart fishing in August Morocco’s King Mohammed VI took advantage of Spain’s King Felipe VI’s visit to announce that, at last, he will be signing the fishing agreement wit... 22/09/2014
Making the most of GI protection under the SADC–EU EPA agreement As part of the SADC–EU EPA negotiations, agreement has been reached on the mutual recognition of a range of Geographical Indications (GIs) covering... 21/09/2014
EU and Madagascar agree new SFPA protocol The EU and Madagascar initialled a 4-year protocol to the SFPA with Madagascar. The EU financial compensation for this agreement is about €6 millio... 21/09/2014
Guinea Bissau and the EU reactivate the procedure for an SFPA Following the national elections in April 2014, the EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries met the newly appointed Prime Minister from... 18/09/2014
EU and Mauritania restart negotiations for a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement The second round of negotiations for the renewal of the EU–Mauritania Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) concluded without reaching... 17/09/2014
Call on the EU to ban subsidies for high seas fishing The Global Ocean Commission (GOC), an initiative composed of 17 government and business leaders, called for an international governance system for... 07/09/2014
Tackling IUU through trade policy: The EU’s experience The European Commission (DG Mare) has recently published an overview of the state of implementation of the EU IUU regulation by member states, the... 07/09/2014
Improvements are needed for the EU IUU regulation, says new study A study entitled ‘Traceability, Legal Provenance & the EU IUU Regulation’, supported by the Stop Illegal Fishing Program and recently made publ... 07/09/2014
Developments in EU canned tuna market Two recent publications, the FFA Globefish market report and Trade and Industry News, in its special feature on the Infofish tuna conference 2014,... 06/09/2014
Lessons from EU poultry sector trade policy The context of EU poultry sector tariff policyTrade policy is the principal policy tool used by the EU to manage the poultry sector and involves a... 04/09/2014