In the run-up to the European elections from 6 to 9 June, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced her commitment to appointing a full-time Fisheries Commissioner for her second term of office, news which was welcomed on Wednesday 5 June by the Europêche organisation.
Europêche hopes that the future European Fisheries Commissioner “brings back a balance between biodiversity conservation, sustainable use of natural resources and food security”. The...