Costas Kadis

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Europe’s leading aquaculture organisations have called for strong political leadership and urgent regulatory reform after meeting with EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis to discuss the future of the sector.

9th December 2025

European aquaculture leaders urge political action to halt decades-long stagnation

9th December 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Europe’s leading fishing and aquaculture organisations have called on the European Commission to develop an ambitious EU Action Plan for Blue Foods, arguing that seafood must be recognised as a strategic pillar of food security, on par with agriculture.

4th December 2025

Seafood sector pushes EU for ambitious Blue Foods Action Plan

4th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has released new guidelines aimed at helping EU countries strengthen support for small-scale fishers and improve transparency in how national fishing opportunities are allocated.

18th November 2025

EU issues new guidelines to boost small-scale fishers and bring transparency to quota allocation

18th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The EU’s latest maritime spatial planning dialogue has set the stage for stronger marine conservation, streamlined fisheries licensing and closer stakeholder cooperation.

12th August 2025

The EU’s push towards smarter ocean planning

12th August 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The European Commission has issued a proposal to simplify the collection and compilation of statistics on European fisheries and aquaculture.

4th August 2025

Brussels to simplify EU fisheries and aquaculture statistics

4th August 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The overall sustainability of EU fisheries is continuing to improve with more fish stocks being fished at sustainable levels, according to the European Commission. But it added that with climate change also…

10th June 2025

EU fish populations show signs of recovery

10th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The European Commission has confirmed the adoption of a new European Ocean Pact, which it bills as a comprehensive strategy to better protect the ocean, promote a thriving blue economy and support…

6th June 2025

Brussels adopts European Ocean Pact

6th June 2025

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Recognising that while aquaculture production is on the rise worldwide, in the EU it hasn’t grown since 2018, the European Commission has initiated a new Union-wide campaign to raise awareness and change…

2nd April 2025

Pro-aquaculture campaign launched across Europe

2nd April 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Following the conclusion of second edition of the European Ocean Days, held in Brussels from 3 to 7 March 2025, ocean advocates BLOOM, Blue Marine Foundation, Défense des Milieux Aquatiques, Empesca’t, National…

11th March 2025

Kadis urged to affirm stance on bottom trawling

11th March 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis has been praised by industry body, the European Bottom Fishing Alliance (EBFA) for his balanced approach to bottom trawling within marine protected areas (MPAs).…

4th March 2025

EBFA: EUs Kadis taking sensitive approach to bottom trawling

4th March 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

European leaders have received a fresh call to ban destructive fishing practices in marine protected areas (MPAs) and to simultaneously provide support for small-scale fishing sectors and marine ecosystems.

11th February 2025

Macron, EU urged to end fishing in MPAs

11th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European fishing industry representative body Europêche has welcomed the commitment shown by new EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis to delivering a resilient, competitive and sustainable fisheries sector. 

3rd February 2025

EU Commissioner Kadis praised for support of fishing industry

3rd February 2025

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Transitioning to an EU fisheries sector that decarbonises and shifts practices toward lower energy-intensity and lower impacts on depleted fish populations and the ocean is crucial for achieving climate objectives, ensuring the…

3rd December 2024

New EU Commissioners urged to end fisheries’ fossil fuel subsidies

3rd December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European Union’s fishing industry body Europêche has congratulated Costas Kadis on his formal appointment as the new Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans.

7th November 2024

Industry welcomes EU Fisheries Commissioner Costas Kadis

7th November 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

With Ocean Week (30 September to 4 October 2024) taking centre stage in Brussels, 138 organisations have called on the newly-elected EU institutions to take a series of bold measures to stop…

1st October 2024

EU Ocean Week: Leaders urged to prioritise ocean health

1st October 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Having appointed Costas Kadis to the position of Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, EU President Ursula von der Leyen has outlined Kadis’s priorities moving forward, urging the former Cypriot politician and his fellow new commissioners to “hit the…

18th September 2024

New EU fisheries chief tasked with safeguarding industry and environment

18th September 2024