The European citizens’ initiative (ECI) ‘Stop Finning - Stop the Trade’ has become the eighth successful ECI, the European Commission announced on Wednesday 11 January. The ECI received over 1.1 million statements of support from European citizens.
The initiative calls on the Commission to propose legal measures to end the fin trade in the EU, including the import, export and transit of fins other than those naturally attached to the animal’s body.
“We ask that Regulation...