11/07/23 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 11 July, the European Parliament decided to reject (48 votes in favour, 585 against and 6 abstentions) a European Commission proposal on measures to manage fisheries resources in the Indian Ocean. The rapporteur on this matter is João Pimenta Lopes (The Left, Portuguese) (see EUROPE 13187/7). The objective of the proposal is to implement in EU law the conservation, management and control measures adopted under the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA). MEPs disagree with the Commission’s choice of transposition instrument. The Commission regretted this rejection and said that it would examine the question of withdrawing the proposal as requested by the European Parliament. (LC)