24/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - End of EU-Faroe Islands herring war. On Wednesday 23 July, the Council of the EU adopted a decision to put an end to the dispute between the EU and the Faroe Islands over herring fishing. Under the agreement between the parties, which was reached in June, the Faroe Islands will cease overfishing herring (see EUROPE 11098). In return, the EU has agreed to lift the commercial restrictions imposed in August 2013. The EU had banned imports of herrings and mackerel...