Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries were divided on Thursday 17 March over the need for and modalities of a reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.
MEPs of Spanish origin have been the most vocal in pushing for reform in this debate in the Committee on Fisheries on CFP reform, while the Greens/EFA Group, for example, wants the rules to be enforced, rather than changed.
Many MEPs and experts invited to the meeting criticised the rules on the landing obligation (end...