06/12/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 6 December, the EU member states adopted a revised negotiating mandate on the multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea (see EUROPE 11876). A number of the European Parliament demands – for example, flexibility in establishing total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas, and management measures based on best available scientific advice – have been incorporated into the new text. This is likely to allow inter-institutional agreement...