Brussels, 28/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 27 July, the EU Council formally adopted by written procedure the regulation on the European Fisheries Fund (EFF). European fisheries ministers reached agreement in Luxemburg on 19 June (see EUROPE 9214). Only Belgium and Poland abstained at the adoption of the text. Belgium would have preferred less strict rules on the criteria for granting aid to replace vessels' engines and Poland wanted more funds to support young fishermen.
From 2007, the EFF...