Brussels, 31/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 31 May, the EU Council of Ministers adopted, without debate, a decision authorising the European Commission to open negotiations on behalf of the European Union to renew the protocol to the fisheries partnership agreement with Seychelles. The current protocol came into effect on 28 January 2005 and is due to expire on 17 January 2011. The Commission hopes to begin talks at the start of June.
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