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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11067
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) fisheries

New fisheries agreement between EU and Senegal

Brussels, 25/04/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 25 April, the European Commission announced that the EU and Senegal have managed to conclude a new fisheries partnership agreement. It provides for a five-year protocol, including fishing opportunities for EU vessels, a financial contribution from the EU and support for the Senegalese fishing sector.

This result (after three rounds of negotiations) comes eight years after the expiry of the last protocol governing fishing relations between the...