Brussels, 14/09/2012 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament is highly critical of the idea of transferable fishing rights, but is realistic about the plans to eliminate rejects and the need to update the fishing fleet. On the latter point, it takes a less radical line than the European Commission in its draft legislation to reform the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
Adopting a non-legislative report by Nikolaos Salavrakos (ELD, Greece) by 461 to 131 with 42 abstentions on Thursday 13...