On Monday 4 June, the European Commission adopted a proposal calling on the Council of the European Union to authorise it to open and conduct negotiations with a view to concluding a new protocol implementing the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement with the Seychelles.
The current six-year protocol came into force on 24 February 2020 and will expire on 23 February 2026. The European Union’s annual financial contribution to the Seychelles amounts to €2.5 million for access to resources, plus a specific amount of €2.8 million for sectoral support for the fisheries policy.
The protocol provides fishing opportunities for tuna and other highly migratory species for EU fishing vessels from four Member States: Spain, France, Italy and Portugal.
Link to the proposal: https://aeur.eu/f/h7b (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)