Brussels, 24/04/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 6 May, the committee on fisheries of the European Parliament is to vote on the proposal aiming to restrict the use of driftnets. The outcome of the vote is anybody's guess, and it is by no means certain that the Commission's initial proposal will not be rejected.
The rapporteur, Renata Briano (S&D, Italy), has proposed sweeping changes to the initial proposal of the European Commission, which was based on the principle of precaution and...