Brussels, 25/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 23 October, the European Parliament rejected a controversial amendment to reintroduce state aid for the purchase of new fishing vessels, but adopted most other amendments passed by the European Parliament's fisheries committee on the draft European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and its budget of €6.5 billion for 2014-2020 (see EUROPE 10949).
Here is a summary of the main points of EMFF determined the EP before the trialogue meetings...