Brussels, 17/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - The fisheries ministers of eight EU countries (France, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Ireland, Slovenia and Lithuania) called on Monday 16 July, in negotiations on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), for aid for modernising the fleet to be maintained, “without any increase in capacity”. The European Commission is proposing that most of the aid to the fleet, which it considers inefficient and costly, be ended.
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