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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11236

23 January 2015
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) fisheries
Vella willing to consider withdrawing end of drift net plan

Brussels, 22/01/2015 (Agence Europe) - European Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu Vella, for the very first time on Thursday 22 January, showed that his mind was not closed to the call from MEPs that the proposal banning the use of drift gill-nets in two years' time be withdrawn.

At a meeting with the European Parliament fisheries committee, Vella said that the Commission would show willing, and that it understands that a total ban does not seem to be the answer. He suggested, however, that...

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