EU PRESIDENCY CONFIDENT ON COMPROMISE ON FISHERIES CONTROL SYSTEM

EU presidency confident on compromise on fisheries control system. Ministers have outlined the priorities of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of meetings.

Sweden holds the Presidency of the Council until June 2023 included. A first set of hearings took place between 23 and 26 January.

On fisheries, Rural Affairs Minister Peter Kullgren told MEPs that the upcoming Commission’s report on the review on the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) will deserve great attention, as it allows to assess how well CFP is working and to reach common goals. He also mentioned the forthcoming initiative on energy transition in EU’s fisheries and aquaculture sector, to support the Green Deal targets as priority files.

In addition, the Minister said he is confident that a compromise among co-legislators can be reached on the fisheries control system. Furthermore, the Presidency is in favour of extending the network of sustainable partnership agreements, including a deal with the UK that is in its final steps.

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The EU fisheries control system is a key part of the common fisheries policy (CFP), aimed at ensuring compliance with CFP rules. The efficiency of the control system is widely recognised as a necessary condition for a successful fisheries policy. Designed to support the CFP, whose core business is one of the few EU exclusive competences, the control system was nevertheless conceived as a national competence: Member States are responsible for controlling their fishing and related activities, whereas the European Commission verifies how they fulfil their responsibilities.

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