On Friday 1 June, the European Commission will present its proposal on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the period after 2020 (see EUROPE 12020).
With the Commission likely to propose a 4% reduction in the fisheries policy financing instrument (€6.4 billion for the 2014-2020 period), the Committee of the Regions (CoR) called, in an opinion by Alberto Núñez Feijóo (EPP, Spain) on 16 May, for the 2021-2027 EMFF budget to be increased to 1% of the total EU multi-annual...