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Save the fish! New Green video
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
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
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
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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EU must get serious on global illegal fishing
The European Parliament fisheries committee today unanimously adopted a report by 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 by pushing for … Continue reading
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Companies fined for fishing infractions continue to receive subsidies
The Spanish fishing industry has received more than €5.8 billion in subsidies from the EU and Spain since 2000 – far more than the industry of any other EU country. More than 80 percent of subsidized fishing companies that were fined … Continue reading
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