Past Events

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Jan
19

Swedish Society for Nature Conservation seminar on aquaculture

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Dates: 19 January 2012

A lunch seminar follwed by a panel discussion on aquaculture will take place between 11-13 at the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation office, Åsögatan 115. Participants include the Minister for Rural Affairs, Eskil Erlandsson. For further information and registration, contact louise.bjarke@naturskyddsforeningen.se by the 17th January.

Jan
18

The New CFP reform – More regionalisation, but how? EP hearing

Location: Strasbourg, France

Dates: 18 January 2012

The New CFP reform – More regionalisation, but how? When: Wednesday the 18th of January at 14.00 Where: European Parliament, N3.1, Louis Weiss, Strasbourg On behalf of the Fish for the Future working group, MEP Christofer Fjellner extends an invitation to a seminar on the new CFP reform, specifically addressing the issue of regionalisation in the new fisheries policy. Questions which will be explored include: How do we move the decision making about the waters closer to the member states and the fishermen that depend on them? Everyone seems to talk about it, but how do we make it happen? Speakers include: Mr. Ernesto Penas Lado – Director, Policy development and co-ordination, DG MARE Mr. Henrik Österblom – Associate Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sciences, Stockholm resilience center. For more information please see below.

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Jan
12

BaltSeaPlan: Maritime Spatial Planning

Location: Berlin, Germany

Dates: 12 January 2012

"The conference aims to show and trigger discussions on latest MSP developments at policy as well as implementation level within the European Commission and the Baltic Sea Region. It is open to maritime spatial planning experts and decision makers around all European countries". For more information check out the BaltSeaPlan links below.

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Jan
11

Baltic Sea RAC ExCom meeting

Dates: 11 - 12 January 2012

Agenda has not yet been prepared. Please check the link below for updates.

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Jan
01

Danish EU Presidency 2012

Dates: 01 January - 30 June 2012

Dec
19

Fisheries (PECH) Committee Meeting

Location: European Parliament

Dates: 19 - 20 December 2011

Dec
15

Agriculture & Fisheries Council

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Dates: 15 - 16 December 2011

Some of the issues during this council meeting: Baltic Salmon Long term Management Plan, North Sea/Atlantic TACs. For more information please check the provisional agenda below

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Dec
15

Scientific uncertainty and fabricated uncertainty

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Dates: 15 December 2011

Economics is erratic, politics is manipulated, but at least science is objective, certain and consequently predictable. This image of science runs deep in the minds of most people when they consider scientific issues. Despite significant methodological difficulties, scientists have developed structured, rigorous and operational approaches to evaluating and deciding under conditions of genuine uncertainty. These achievements however do not appear to carry enough weight in the controversies surrounding “uncertain” sciences; while scientists work on reducing or taming uncertainty, many powerful and well-organized actors in the economy, in politics and in the media, are busy denying scientific results and fabricating more uncertainty than actually exists, in order to undermine policies that hurt their particular interests and ideological prejudices. This seminar will discuss issues on how to deal with uncertainty in science and decision, and how to manipulate uncertainty in science and decision. The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Claude Henry of IDDRI Sciences-Po Paris and Columbia University. The location of the lecture will be at Linné Hall, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Lilla Frescativägen 4 in Stockholm.

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Dec
13

Oceana Press Conference in Stockholm: Proposal of Marine Protected Areas in Sweden, Denmark and Finalnd

Dates: 13 December 2011

Based on Oceanas extensive research expedition in the Baltic Sea, the international marine organisation proposes new Marine Protected Areas in Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Oceana presents these areas in the new report “Conservation proposals for ecologically important areas in the Baltic Sea” which will be released at a press conference on Tuesday the 13th   of December in Stockholm. For more information please see the attached document below.

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Dec
13

Fish For the Future (FFF) briefing on European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

Location: Strasbourg, France

Dates: 13 December 2011

Parliament's 'Fish for the Future' group has arranged a briefing meeting with Commission officials in Strasbourg next week. All MEPs and assistants welcome.