Hervé Berville, the French Secretary of State for the Sea, said on Monday 21 November in Brussels that discussions were continuing with the European Commission on the “dispute” over the control of tuna vessels’ fishing activities.
The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against France with a view to obtaining a strengthening of national controls on the activities of tuna vessels. When questioned by EUROPE, Mr Berville stated that “on the dispute, the...