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Commissioner meets EU social partners to address social gaps in CFP. Last Friday, the Commissioner for environment, oceans and fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, attended the plenary of the European Social Dialogue […]
€212 million programme for Germany. European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund 2021-2027: the Commission adopts €212 million programme for Germany. Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Germany, the […]
EC supports new Mediterranean Partnership. At the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) announced the creation of the […]
EC adopts €518 million fisheries programme for Italy. Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Italy, the Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Programme for Italy, […]
EU policymakers challenged to unlock ocean’s fish carbon puzzle. As the COP27 summit meeting kicked off this week in Egypt, Members of the European Parliament, EU Commission officials and passers-by […]
EC sets out proposal for Kattegat and Skagerrak catches for 2023. The Commission published its proposal for catch limits for fish stocks in the EU waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat and Skagerrak for […]
EBFA meets Commissioner Sinkevičius to outline the sector’s concerns regarding the area closures. The European Bottom Fishing Alliance (EBFA), which represents more than 20,000 fishermen and 7,000 European vessels, met […]
EC proposes 2023 fishing opportunities for the Mediterranean and Black Sea. The European Commission has adopted its proposal for fishing opportunities for 2023 for the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. The […]
Agreement reached on 2023 fishing opportunities in Baltic Sea. The Council of the European Union reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2023, on the […]
Final report of the Irish CFP review group. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has presented the final report of the Common Fisheries Policy Review Group […]
End to bottom fishing on protected deep-sea ecosystems in EU waters In line with the ambition to protect nature and restore biodiversity, as stated in the EU Biodiversity Strategy, the Commission has acted […]
EU protects 16,000 KM² of vulnerable deep-sea life. Virginijus Sinkevičius, the European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, has announced the closure of over 16,000 square kilometres of the […]
EC adopts proposal for fishing opportunities in the Baltic for 2023. The European Commission adopted its proposal for fishing opportunities for 2023 for the Baltic Sea. Based on this proposal, […]
EC adopts €231 million programme for Sweden. Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Sweden, the Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Programme for Sweden, […]
EC adopts €140 million programme for Finland. Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Finland, the Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Programme for Finland, […]
EC adopts €6.7 million programme for Austria. Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Austria, the Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Programme for Austria, […]
2022 UN Ocean Conference: An Opportunity not to be Missed for the Blue Planet This week, Lisbon is hosting the second UN Conference to support the implementation of Sustainable Development […]
WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism readied to provide support for ending harmful subsidies. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 14 June introduced the WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism, which is envisioned to support developing […]
Irish outline fishing priorities for 2023. At the EU Fisheries Council earlier this week, Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, outlined Ireland’s priorities during discussions on […]
EC publishes sustainable fishing report. The European Commission has published its Communication “Towards more sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2023” giving an annual review of EU’s […]
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