European Commission

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

The Benelux states of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg have never been amongst Europe’s elite band of fish-producing nations, despite the first two having North Sea coastlines. Consequently, a significant proportion of their…

2nd August 2023

Benelux fishers in troubled waters

2nd August 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission’s decision to launch an impact assessment that measures the effectiveness and contribution of EU rules against the practice of shark finning whilst also improving data relating to the import and…

7th July 2023

EC praised for shark fin trade stance

7th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (SFPA) has been signed by the European Union and Madagascar which will allow 65 tuna fishing vessels from EU member states to access Madagascar waters for…

4th July 2023

EU, Madagascar agree fisheries partnership

4th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new website allowing users to search for data on fishing authorisations that have been granted during the last 10 years for EU vessels fishing outside EU waters and for non-EU vessels fishing in…

12th May 2023

EU fishing authorisations website launched

12th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European Commission and European Union member state advisors, the Market Advisory Council (MAC) and the Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC) have underlined the need for harmonisation of import controls to prevent products…

2nd May 2023

EU given new anti-IUU import advice

2nd May 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Having seen energy prices skyrocket in 2022 and with the prospect of inflated winter heating and electricity bills, fish farmers across Europe were extremely nervous as last year drew to a close.…

24th April 2023

Energy crunch squeezing European aquaculture

24th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Four proposals to improve the conservation of tuna and the management of fisheries for the next Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) session, taking place from 8 to 12 May 2023, have been…

13th April 2023

EU issues Indian Ocean tuna proposals

13th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The EU fishing industry is highly disappointed that the Northeast Atlantic coastal states, despite intensified efforts over February and March, again failed to successfully conclude their negotiations on a sharing agreement for…

10th April 2023

NEA mackerel failure saddens EU fishers

10th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

One month after the publication of the European Commission’s ‘Action Plan: Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries’, fishing industry leaders and EU member state representatives have met in…

22nd March 2023

EU stakeholders discuss future of bottom trawling

22nd March 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

After two decades of talks, United Nations’ member countries have agreed a treaty to protect the high seas that will ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas…

6th March 2023

UN gives ‘historic’ protection to high seas

6th March 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

A new deal aimed at fixing post-Brexit problems in Northern Ireland has been reached by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen

27th February 2023

Post-Brexit deal agreed

27th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission’s new Action Plan for EU fisheries and aquaculture has been praised the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) for acknowledging the social dimension of fisheries and the role they play…

23rd February 2023

ETF: EU plan fails workers

23rd February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission’s new package of measures aimed at improving the sustainability and resilience of EU fisheries and aquaculture has been criticised by the NGO community for its lack of ambition, and…

22nd February 2023

NGOs slam EUs ambition

22nd February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With the delivery of its new EU Action Plan, the European Commission has turned a blind eye to its own fisheries management system by championing a gradual phase out of bottom mobile…

22nd February 2023

EU plan – fishers fearful

22nd February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A package of measures to improve the sustainability and resilience of the EU’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors has been published by the European Commission.

21st February 2023

New EU plan launched

21st February 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Twenty multinational projects will receive over €117 million to contribute to the objectives of the EU mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’: protect and restore biodiversity, cut pollution and support a sustainable…

21st February 2023

EU backs blue projects

21st February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

There are many potential paths to achieve the EU’s ambition of reducing the fishing sector’s contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% by 2030 and of becoming climate neutral by 2050,…

3rd February 2023

‘Decarbon EU fleet quicker’

3rd February 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The United States of America has announced its intention to join the High Ambition Coalition on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, with the EU-launched coalition currently gathering 51 parties. 

30th January 2023

US joins biodiversity treaty

30th January 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU negotiators have reached agreements with Northeast Atlantic coastal states, as well as with the UK and Norway on the shared management of key stocks in 2023, the European Commission has confirmed.

15th December 2022

NEA 2023 catch deal

15th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Next year’s fishing opportunities for the fish stocks exclusively managed by the EU in the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, including deepsea stocks for 2023 and 2024, have been agreed by the…

14th December 2022

2023 EU catches adopted

14th December 2022