Brussels, 20/07/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 16 July, the European Commission adopted proposals for renewing the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union on the one hand and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand.
A new Protocol was initialled on 20 March 2015. It covers a period of five years from the date of provisional application (i.e. from the date of its signature and from 1 January 2016 at the earliest). The new protocol includes a total annual counterpart of €17.8 million during its application period.
The new Protocol is in line with the objectives of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement, strengthens the cooperation between the Union and Greenland and promotes a partnership framework in which to develop a sustainable fisheries policy and responsible exploitation of fishery resources in the Greenlandic fishing zone in the interest of both Parties. It grants fishing opportunities to Union vessels in the fishing zone of Greenland, in line with relevant conservation and management measures and within the limits of the available surplus. The two Parties have agreed to cooperate to implement Greenlandic sectoral fisheries policy. (Lionel Changeur)