11/02/2016 (Agence Europe) - First debate in Council on external fishing fleets. On Monday 15 February, the EU fisheries ministers will have the opportunity for an initial debate in Brussels on the recent proposal on the management of external fishing fleets (see EUROPE 11450). The proposal is aimed at modernising the management of authorisations granted to EU vessels to fish outside EU waters, and of authorisations granted to third country fishing vessels to operate in EU waters. The Dutch...