Category Archives: European Parliament

Victory for the fish

Posted on February 6, 2013 by isabella

We are all a bit shocked here – but happy! We thought we knew that we would win the vote about the fisheries reform today – but not with such a large majority. And we did not know that we … 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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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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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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