26/06/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 26 June, sources confirmed the cancellation of Parliament/Council political negotiations (“trialogue”) scheduled for 27 June on technical fishing measures (see EUROPE 12046). A “technical” meeting should take place, however, on Friday 29 June. Negotiations are still stumbling over the question of electro-pulse fishing in particular. Parliament has taken a stance against electric fishing (see EUROPE 12035), while the Council had decided that current provisions should be kept in place (derogation up to 5% maximum of beam trawler fleet of each EU country). The Commission had proposed maintaining geographical restrictions but making more flexible the rule on the 5% limit of possible licences. (LC)