Brussels, 18/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - Fisheries ministers from EU member states examined a new draft proposal on Tuesday 18 December on Total Allowable Catches (TACs), quotas and fishing limitation measures for 2008. Negotiations are expected to last up to Wednesday morning, 19 December.
The first compromise text presented on Tuesday morning to the Council was deemed insufficient by a majority of countries: France, Spain, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark. These...