On Thursday 1 September, Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries called for swift compensation for EU fishermen affected by the long delay in granting licences to catch fish in Senegal.
Senegal waited five months to finally grant EU vessels fishing licences in June, under the EU/Senegal bilateral fisheries agreement.
The European Commission indicated that it was awaiting an opinion from its Legal Service to assess the options for compensation through the European...