12/07/24 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 12 July, the European Commission adopted a proposal asking the Council of the EU to authorise it, on behalf of the EU, to negotiate a new implementing protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement with Sao Tome and Principe (see EUROPE 12509/11). The European Commission is also considering talks to amend the Fisheries Partnership Agreement with this country or to negotiate a new text for a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement. The current protocol will expire on 18 December 2024. The EU’s annual public financial contribution to Sao Tomé and Principe amounts to €840,000 for the last year of application. The agreement in question provides fishing opportunities targeting tuna and highly migratory species for EU vessels from three Member States (Spain, France and Portugal). Read the proposal here: https://aeur.eu/f/d11 (LC)