During a debate in Strasbourg on Wednesday 22 January, MEPs condemned the Icelandic interim government’s decision to continue whaling for a further five years.
They called for compliance with international law, namely the moratorium on commercial whaling in force since 1985. A number of MEPs have called for trade sanctions against Iceland over its fisheries products.
Paulo Roberto de Medeiros do Nascimento (EPP, Portuguese) said that the authorisation given by Iceland did not go in the...