EU fishermen who were unable to fish for five months in Senegalese waters will not be eligible to receive EU aid, the European Commission ruled on Wednesday 26 October.
The European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries has taken stock of the sustainable fisheries agreement between the EU and Senegal. Senegal delayed granting fishing licences and European shipowners lost five months of fishing (January to May 2022) in Senegalese waters (see EUROPE B13012A5).
The Commission representative...