Author Archives: axel

Save the fish! New Green video

Posted on March 22, 2012 by axel

We must rebuild fish stocks so that we can eat fish in the future, have healthy ocean ecosystems and sustainable jobs for fishermen. Today, three out of four fish stocks in the EU are overfished and 60 percent of the … Continue reading →

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Film from the seminar about fisheries agreements

Posted on March 7, 2012 by axel

On March 1st, a seminar with the title “Can EU fisheries agreements be fair and sustainable?” was organised in Stockholm by Isabella Lövin and the Green group in the European Parliament. Here you can watch the film from the seminar: … Continue reading →

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EP rejects Morocco fisheries deal

Posted on December 14, 2011 by axel

The European Parliament today voted not to give its consent to a controversial EU-Morocco fisheries agreement. The Greens warmly welcomed the outcome of the vote and called on the Commission to come forward with a revised proposal under which the … Continue reading →

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Isabella Lövin in plenary on Morocco and Western Sahara

Posted on December 12, 2011 by axel

Video of Isabella Lövin during the debate in the European Parliament, 12 December 2011, in preparation of the vote on the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement. >> Watch the whole debate here The vote will take place on Wednesday 14 December at … Continue reading →

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Vote next week: will the European Parliament support a fisheries agreement that violates international law?

Posted on December 8, 2011 by axel

Next week the European Parliament will vote on the extension of the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement. The EU’s credibility as a defender of international law is at stake. The EU is violating international law by buying access to fishing waters outside Western … Continue reading →

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EU must do more to tackle global illegal fishing

Posted on November 17, 2011 by axel

The European Parliament today adopted a report by Greens/EFA MEP Isabella Lövin on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The report highlights the particular responsibility of the EU to step up efforts to combat IUU fishing both by pushing for … Continue reading →

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EuroparlTV: Clamping down on illegal fishing

Posted on October 12, 2011 by axel
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