Brussels, 04/06/2007 (Agence Europe) -On Friday 1 June, EU member states reached a political agreement on eel stock recovery measures. The compromise, which was reached in the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the EU, must still be formally endorsed by European fisheries ministers on Monday 11 June.
After successive failures in April and May, member states' fisheries ministers are preparing next week to show their agreement on the recovery plan for eel stocks. Negotiations have long...