Luxembourg, 20/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - At around 3.00am on Tuesday 20 October, EU fisheries ministers reached political agreement on a text that will mean tougher checks and monitoring of common fisheries policy (CFP) rules. The new regulation, which will, for example, bring in a points licence for fishermen, will come into effect on 1 January 2010, with some provisions coming into force later (1 January 2011).
Current chairman of the Agriculture-Fisheries Council, Swedish minister Eskil...