Brussels, 09/11/2010 (Agence Europe) - MEPs consider that the government of Mauritania must be more transparent in its use of the European funds it benefits from within the context of the fisheries partnership agreement concluded with the EU. MEPs are also concerned by competition from Chinese ships sailing under Mauritanian flags.
For the 2008-2012 period, European Union aid of €305 million was paid to the government in exchange for access to Mauritanian waters, which are very rich in...