On Thursday 17 January, the European Parliament confirmed the mandate given to the rapporteur to launch negotiations with the Council with a view to reaching a political agreement on the multiannual plan for the management of demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean (see EUROPE 12169).Â
The report was referred back to the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee so that discussions could be initiated with Council representatives.Â
The Greens/EFA Group and the ALDE Group in the...