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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8609

18 December 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fisheries
Member States struggle to reach agreement on plans to reconstitute stocks of cod and hake

Brussels, 17/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Italian Presidency and the European Commission presented to EU Fisheries Ministers on Wednesday compromise texts on long term plans for reconstituting cod and hake stocks. However, as EUROPE goes to press, these proposals, albeit reviewed, were still being criticised by several Member States. The Presidency's goal was to reach an agreement on these issues by the end of the evening in order to resume discussions on Thursday on total allowable catches...

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