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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11029
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) fisheries

WTO to decide on EU-Faeroe island herring war

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...

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