Despite a request to this effect made by Sweden and supported by several EU countries, the European Commission indicated, on Monday 21 October, that it was refusing, at this stage, to relax legislation to allow the hunting of cormorants, which cause damage to certain fish stocks.
Finland supported Swedish’s request and has asked that seal hunting also be allowed to continue (see EUROPE B13507A10).
Denmark has asked to be able to regulate the cormorant and seal population and supports the...