Fisheries priorities under the Luxembourg EU presidency
Luxembourg has taken the office of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union has taken office since Wednesday the 1st July 2015 until the 31st December 2015 (next Presidency is the Netherlands and Slovakia for the year 2016). Regarding fisheries, the Presidency’s priorities are: The principle of sustainability …
No progress on Baltic Plan: “Council does not want to keep fish stocks at healthy levels”, say MEPs
Following negotiations spread over several meetings between Parliament, Council and the Commission, no agreement could be reached on Wednesday on the draft multiannual plan for fisheries in the Baltic Sea to ensure the sustainable exploitation of fish stocks and offer fishermen increased predictability over the long run. “The refusal …
ECJ Advocate General says Council acted unlawfully on Cod Plan
In the long-standing dispute about the Parliament’s powers as co-legislator in the domain of fisheries policy, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice (ECJ) on Thursday supported the Parliament’s plea that the Council was wrong in splitting the proposal for a multiannual cod plan and adopting part of it …
Informal Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers’ Council
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council adopts legislation in a number of areas relating to theproduction of food, rural development and the management of fisheries. How does the Agriculture and Fisheries Council work? The AGRIFISH Council brings together ministers from each EU member state. Most member states are represented by a single minister …