19/12/2019 (Agence Europe) – The European Parliament approved (478 votes in favour, 87 against and 127 abstentions) on Wednesday 18 December the conclusion of the new six-year EU/Gambia fisheries agreement (see EUROPE B12282A28). The fishing opportunities granted to EU vessels concern, on the one hand, highly migratory species (28 tuna seiners and 10 pole-and-line vessels) and, on the other hand, deep-sea demersal species (3 trawlers). The financial contribution paid by the Union to this...