Brussels, 01/08/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Commission and Mauritania ratified a new protocol to their five-year fisheries agreement Wednesday morning, following lengthy talks begun on 10 July. The Fisheries Agreement spans 1 August 2001 to 31 July 2006). It enables European vessels (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, French, Dutch, German and Irish) to increases their fishing efforts, whereas the Mauritanians secure greater financial backing to compensate for this. With a Community...