EU fisheries ministers are expected to reach a political agreement on Total Allowable Catches (TACs) and quotas for 2021 in the Baltic Sea at a ‘physical’ meeting to be held in Luxembourg on Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 October.
The proposed restrictions are quite severe, which promises to bring about some difficult negotiations given the socio-economic consequences in some countries. The European Commission’s proposal dates from the end of August (see EUROPE B12548A6).
The discussions...