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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11417

24 October 2015
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) fisheries
Council political agreement on 2016 Baltic quotas

Brussels, 23/10/2015 (Agence Europe) - It was not without difficulty that EU fisheries ministers came to a unanimous decision at the end of the day in Luxembourg on Thursday 22 October on a political agreement on 2016 total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas in the Baltic Sea, including a 20% reduction in cod catches.

The European Commission had proposed a 35% cut in catches of cod in the western waters of the Baltic and a 20% in eastern waters. The compromise that was reached was not at...

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