The Commission’s early ban on Bluefin tuna fishing in 2008 cannot give fishermen a right to compensation, said the European Court of Justice in its ruling in case C-350/16 P, delivered on Wednesday 13 September.
The Court ruled against the Italian fishermen, holding that the action they brought against the European Commission was manifestly unfounded since they rely, in support of their claim, on a period of time that had unlawfully been granted to Spanish fishermen.
Salvatore Aniello...