12/09/23 (Agence Europe) – At its second reading on Tuesday 12 September, the European Parliament decided to adopt the position of the EU Council, the result of an interinstitutional compromise, on the regulation establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. The rapporteur Clara Aguilera (S&D, Spanish) recommended this approval and called for support for small-scale fisheries. The Council’s position at first reading reflects the agreement reached between Parliament and the Council during the interinstitutional negotiations at the early second reading stage. The provisional agreement resulting from these interinstitutional negotiations was confirmed by the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) on 5 April and approved by the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries on 26 April (see EUROPE 13170/38). Once signed, the act (see EUROPE 13209/38) will be published in the Official Journal of the EU. (LC)