11/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - European Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg has said that a French plan to assist fishermen affected by the rise in fuel prices could be authorised. Certain forms of subsidy could be permissible if they resulted in a restructuring of the fishing fleet, making it thus more competitive, he said at a colloquium organised by the European Policy Centre on 10 January. “We are working closely with France to see what measures are acceptable from the European point of view...