The Council of the EU adopted without debate, on Thursday 20 February, the two legislative acts on the content of the new six-year (2020-2026) fisheries agreement between the EU and the Seychelles (see EUROPE B12398A9, B12356A18).
This is the EU’s most important current tuna agreement, both financially and in terms of fishing opportunities (see EUROPE B12294A30).
It will allow the EU fleet - 40 purse seiner vessels (22 from Spain, 16 from France and two from Italy) and eight surface...