01/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - EU-Chile swordfish agreement rejected. On Wednesday 1 December, the European Parliament (EP) fisheries committee voted against the fisheries and conservation agreement between the EU and Chile on swordfish in the South East Pacific. In passing the report by Pat the Cope Gallagher (ALDE, Ireland) by 15 votes to 5 the committee called for re-negotiation of the agreement and asked the European Commission to bring pressure to bear, including through the WTO, to...