Author Archives: axel

Isabella Lövin comments on fisheries Council – media coverage

Posted on March 1, 2013 by axel

Early Wednesday morning 27 Februari fisheries ministers decided they do not want to ban fish discards. As the governments have now agreed on their common position, the negotiations between the European Parliament and Council can start. A selection of the … Continue reading →

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Keynote speech: Major conflicts and challenges in the CFP reform

Posted on October 4, 2012 by axel

On 1 October 2012 Isabella Lövin gave a keynote speech at the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) in Dublin, Ireland: Last chance to change European fisheries and save our seas? Major conflicts and challenges in the CFP reform. … Continue reading →

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European release: The book that changed Swedish fisheries

Posted on July 17, 2012 by axel

July 2012: Silent Seas released in English Find it at Amazon.co.uk & Amazon.com Silent Seas is the book that made the Swedish government reverse its fisheries policy and changed the author’s career from journalist to politician. Now the English translation … Continue reading →

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Isabella Lövin is “Fair Politician of the Year”

Posted on June 20, 2012 by axel

20 June 2012 Isabella Lövin (Greens/EFA, Sweden) today was announced winner of the “Fair Politician of the Year” award in the European parliament. She received the award for her work with making the EU fisheries policy more fair to developing … Continue reading →

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Short-sighted EU ministers fail to tackle problems of overfishing and wasteful discards

Posted on June 13, 2012 by axel

Press release 13.06.2012 EU fisheries ministers late last night decided their position on proposals to reform the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The Greens expressed dismay that the ministers weakened some of the positive elements of the CFP reform proposed … Continue reading →

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Callum Roberts: “We can turn around our impacts on the ocean”

Posted on May 31, 2012 by axel

Today professor Callum Roberts’ new book “Ocean of Life” is released, and today he presented the book in the European Parliament in Brussels. We humans put the oceans under a lot of stress. Apart from overfishing, pollution and acidification are … Continue reading →

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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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