Brussels, 20/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - The EU fisheries ministers negotiated all night on 20 December on fishing quotas for 2006 and recovery measures for cod, hake and sole. At Europe was going to press, the British Presidency and the European Commission were in turn meeting the delegations which were the most opposed to the first compromise deal unveiled in the morning.
The British Presidency's amended first draft deal foresees increases in various quotas or smaller cuts than initially...