Luxembourg, 17/06/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 17 June, EU fisheries ministers made progress in their preparations to establish a Council position on the proposed regulation on the landing obligation (“omnibus” regulation).
The Council's position on this text is nearly ready. The next stage will be to give the Presidency a mandate to negotiate with the European Parliament. An agreement between the institutions is hoped for by the end of 2014, as the ban on discards (or landing...