Fisheries reform a big step forward
30/05/2013
The European Parliament has reached a political agreement with the Irish Presidency on the Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. The agreement was brokered at 3.30am (CET) this morning in the European Parliament in Brussels.
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The future of the Common Fisheries Policy hangs in the balance
15/05/2013
Following a marathon Fisheries Council meeting to establish a mandate for further negotiations with the European Parliament on reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, the Council is moving towards Parliament's position but the...
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Council risks derailing fisheries reform - EP takes action
16/01/2013
Today, the European Parliament in Strasbourg voted to postpone by an overwhelming majority and for the second time, a report by Pat the Cope Gallagher on Technical Conservation Measures. The purpose of deferring the vote is to...
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Fisheries Committee votes for crucial overhaul of Common Fisheries Policy
18/12/2012
The European Parliament's Fisheries Committee voted today on major reforms to the EU's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) calling for legally binding commitments by 2015 and 2020 to rebuild fish stocks, a ban on fish discards at seat,...
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MEP Gallagher negotiates a far reaching agreement to impose sanctions against countries engaged in unsustainable fishing
28/06/2012
Measures adopted in response to the massive overfishing of mackerel by Iceland and the Faroe Islands
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EP Rapporteurs underline need for urgent reform of the Common Fisheries Policy
08/02/2012
Pat the Cope Gallagher, ALDE Coordinator on the Fisheries committee today organised a high level conference entitled "Shaping the future of the Common Fisheries Policy", attended by Commissioner Maria Damanaki and all six...
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Iceland's intentions to join EU a sign of EU's enduring attraction
17/07/2009
Members of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) today welcomed yesterday's vote in the Icelandic Parliament to submit an application for EU membership.
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