The Council of Ministers of the EU is expected to vote by qualified majority on Tuesday 25 April to adopt a general approach on the proposal for a regulation establishing a multi-annual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea (see EUROPE 11667). This will allow the Council to begin negotiations on this issue with the European Parliament delegation.
Denmark will vote against the text, noting its concerns on a number of points (socio-economic consequences and call for greater flexibility in...