Brussels, 24/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament fisheries committee has debated the draft report by Renata Briano (S&D, Italy) amending the initial proposal (see EUROPE 11253 for the detail of the draft report). Some MEPs called for the report and the Commission proposal to be withdrawn. The fisheries committee is likely to vote in mid-April (with the plenary session vote coming in May).
The Commission's initial - and controversial - proposal sought to ban the use of drift...