Brussels, 10/10/2014 (Agence Europe) - In addition to the agricultural issues on the agenda in Luxembourg on Monday 13 October, EU agriculture and fisheries ministers are expected to reach a political agreement setting the fishing opportunities for 2015 for certain fish stocks in the Baltic Sea.
Discussions will be difficult, especially for cod (see EUROPE 11147 on the initial proposal). The Commission is proposing a 20% reduction in eastern cod catches (new figure recently received) and a...