Representatives of the EU institutions (EU Council, European Parliament and Commission) reached a compromise on Tuesday 22 September on the regulation to grant aid to Baltic Sea cod fishers (see EUROPE B12473A11).
“We will reduce the fishing capacity in the Baltic to address the dire situation of fish stocks”, commented EU Fisheries Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius. He added: “We will provide financial support to fisherwomen & men to scrap their vessels.
The compromise extends the...