Brussels, 28/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement body decided on Wednesday 26 February to set up a panel to settle the dispute between the Faeroe Islands and the European Union on over-fishing of the Atlantic and Scandinavian herring (see EUROPE 10994).
In January, the EU rejected the Faeroe Island's request for such a panel, arguing that settlement by panel would be time-consuming.
The prime minister of the Faeroe Islands, Kaj Leo Holm...