On Wednesday, 21 May, the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries recommended (23 votes in favour, one against, and two abstentions) the conclusion of the new fisheries agreement between the EU and Greenland—the rapporteur for which is Emma Fourreau (The Left, French).
Under the draft 2025–2030 protocol for the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Greenland, the EU will pay €17.3 million a year for access to Greenland’s fisheries resources (see EUROPE 13545/10). Of this sum, €14.1 million will cover access fees, and €3.2 million will be earmarked to support Greenland’s fisheries sector. Moreover, European shipowners will pay licence fees, which will be revised upwards every two years, totalling up to €4.5 million a year.
European vessels will be able to catch up to 30,906 tonnes of fish, including 13,000 tonnes of capelin (if this fishery is reopened), 6,675 tonnes of halibut, 6,581 tonnes of prawns, 2,100 tonnes of demersal redfish, and 2,050 tonnes of cod. The text still has to be approved by the European Parliament in a plenary vote. (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)