EU must do much more to regulate overseas fishing and fish imports
The European Parliament today adopted a report setting out its opinion on the external dimension of fisheries policy. After the vote, the EP draftsperson/rapporteur Greens/EFA MEP Isabella Lövin (Sweden) stated:
"While the Commission has taken tentative steps to address the external dimension ...
During the Strasbourg Plenary session briefing, Greens/EFA co-presidents
Rebecca Harms and Daniel Cohn-Bendit present the key issues of the plenary session for the Greens/EFA group
New black-list an important tool for clamping down on illegal fishing
The European Commission today published a list of countries it has identified as non-cooperating in the fight against illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU) (1). The Greens have long campaigned for tougher measures to address illegal fishing and welcomed the list, with Green fisheries spo...
Weekly preview of the Greens/EFA group - 5-9 November 2012
Greens/EFA priorities for the week include the EU position at UN climate talks, protecting endangered cod in the Baltic, limiting airport noise pollution, the car industry and CO2 emissions, the future EU budget 2014-20, the Greek crisis - Green solutions, and the food crisis and the role of agroecology
SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has welcomed the European Parliament's unanimous backing today (Thursday) for legislation renewing the twelve mile limit for fishing in coastal waters.
In a rare display of political harmony, MEPs voted with total unanimity in favour of the legislation, 658 votes in fa...
During the Strasbourg Plenary session briefing, Greens/EFA co-presidents
Rebecca Harms and Daniel Cohn-Bendit presented the key issues of the plenary session for the Greens/EFA group
SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today (Tuesday) welcomed a vote in the European Parliament which will ensure that Europe's fishing nations retain control of their coastal waters.
The unanimous vote in the parliament's fisheries committee was on a legislative report drafted by Mr Hudghton seeking ...
EU must do much more to regulate overseas fishing and fish imports
The European Parliament's fisheries committee today adopted a report setting out its opinion on the external dimension of fisheries policy. After the vote, the EP draftsperson/rapporteur Greens/EFA MEP Isabella Lövin (Sweden) stated:
"While the Commission has taken tentative steps to address t...
EU ban on shark finning remains on agenda after EP vote but loopholes must be removed
The Greens welcomed a vote by the European Parliament's fisheries committee today supporting proposed legislation to ban shark finning in principle but regretted the introduction of loopholes (1). The Greens have long supported the outlawing of this odious and wasteful fishing practise and urged MEP...
Debriefing of the plenary week Strasbourg 10-14 September 2012
Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary included illegal CIA activities, energy saving, limiting pollution from shipping, tackling corporate tax avoidance, Russia and the rule of law, sustainable fisheries and consumption, democratic rollback in Romania...
EP votes for more transparent fish labels to promote more sustainable fish consumption
The European Parliament today voted on the first of a set of legislative proposals reforming the EU's Common Fisheries Policy (1). The Greens welcomed support for proposals to amend the draft legislation on market organisation to make labelling more transparent. Commenting after the vote, Greens/EFA...
During the Strasbourg Plenary session briefing, Greens/EFA co-presidents
Rebecca Harms and Daniel Cohn-Bendit presented the key issues of the plenary session for the Greens/EFA group