Today, the EU Fisheries Ministers will have their first debate on the reform package published last week. Ministers will also hear about the Polish Presidency priorities for fisheries and agriculture.
After the Commission’s publication of reform proposals yesterday, rapporteurs were appointed in the European Parliament through an unusal move, leaving three party groups with all the reports and a greater influence over the results.
The Commission’s first package on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) includes some significant improvements, but is not the radical proposal that was expected. Most of the positive changes relate to the conservation aspects of the policy.
At noon today, the Commission finally published its first proposal on reform of the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy.
Tomorrow, July 13, Commissioner Damanaki will announce the publication of the first package of proposals for reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Hugh’s FISH FIGHT hopes to see the interactive counter turning fast to ‘dazzle the media’ and possibly even exceed 1 million followers during the announcement of the proposals for the new CFP.
On 29 June, the European Commission published its long-term budget proposal – a Multi-annual financial framework for 2014–2020. A new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) will replace the current financial instruments, including all EU funding for fisheries except access arrangements with third countries.
As a desperate measure to protect the much threatened European eel, the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) is now fund raising in order to buy up eel certificates from eel fishermen.
On 4 July, Zennström Philanthropies organised a seminar on the Baltic Sea environment in connection with the ÅF Offshore Race. It was followed by a fundraising event that may set new trends in Sweden. For the second year, Zennström Philanthropies – set up by Niklas Zennström and his wife Catherine in order to fight for … Continued
Magnus Jonsson, founder of Ocean Search and an internationally renowned creative mind in the field of digital information technology, assembled a team of NGOs and research groups to collect and share information about the state of our seas and oceans by providing traditional specialist tools to a fleet of private sailing boats, which are envisioned to work in the capacity of research vessels and collect scientific data.
Today, July 1, Poland is taking over the European Union (EU) Presidency for the next six months. This is the first time Poland will lead the EU Council. As the official release of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Reform package is quickly approaching (July 13), Poland’s Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development responsible for Fisheries, Kazimierz Florian Plocke, identified Poland’s priorities for a ‘comprehensive’ reform, written exclusively for CFP Reform Watch.