Brussels, 04/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 9 February, the European Commission is to adopt a proposal removing the legal obstacles to sending EU fishing boats to parts of Asia hit by the tsunami. Rather than be broken up, small European boats (12 metres maximum) could thus be given to Asian fishermen free of charge.
To do this, the Commission plans to repeal current rules under the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) which outlawed the transfer of EU boats to third...