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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10817

29 March 2013
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) fisheries
Trialogues on CFP reform begin

Brussels, 28/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - The trialogues on common fisheries policy (CFP) reform have begun and will continue till the 8-9 April next. For the time being, no controversial issues, such as the ban on discards and management of fish stocks according to the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) principle, have yet been tackled.

On 27 February, EU fisheries ministers concluded extremely lengthy negotiations, finally reaching agreement on a general approach on the arrangements for...