On Tuesday 30 May, the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament negotiating team led by rapporteur Clara Aguilera (S&D, Spanish) hope to reach an agreement on the reform of the control system for fishing operations, but nothing is guaranteed.
A number of controversial issues remain to be resolved, including the procedure for margins of tolerance in the logbook for fish landings (see EUROPE B13188A11). Under the current Regulations, fishing vessels...