Brussels, 06/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - A new fisheries protocol was successfully negotiated between the EU and Cape Verde at the end of 2010, the European Commission has announced in a press release published only on 4 January. The agreement allows Community vessels, mainly from Spain, France and Portugal, to fish for tuna in Cape Verde waters, and is part of EU's network of tuna agreements in the waters off West Africa.
The new three year protocol provides for an annual EU financial...