Brussels, 19/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - On the morning of Tuesday 19 December, EU fisheries ministers examined a first compromise text on total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for 2007. Despite concessions from the European Commission, particularly on the cod recovery plan and some quotas (herring, megrim, haddock and horse mackerel), several Member States were not satisfied.
The Commission has softened its position somewhat on the cod recovery plan (North Sea, West Scotland, Irish Sea,...