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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8116

19 December 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 54
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/fisheries
Parliament condemns those who fish under flag of convenience and calls for European register of fishing vessels to be established

Brussels, 18/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - With the adoption, on Thursday in Strasbourg, of the report by Patricia Mc Kenna (Greens/EFA, Ireland) on the role of flags of convenience in the fisheries sector, the European Parliament firmly condemned this practice that, it states, is aimed at "reducing costs and circumventing certain tax rules by using complex legal provisions". The Parliament invites the Commission and Council to: - re-examine the possibility of establishing a European system for...

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