Brussels, 12/12/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers of EU Member States are meeting from Monday to Thursday (and also possibly Friday) under the chairmanship of Mariann Fischer Boel to seek an agreement on reform proposals for the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and to resolve the cod crisis by adopting a drastic stock recovery plan. The Agriculture/Fisheries Council should also finalise total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for 2003.
The meeting will begin on...