Brussels, 16/05/2008 (Agence Europe) - On 23 May 2008, the European Commission adopted draft legislation with details of the new protocol to the fisheries partnership agreement between the EU and Mauritania. The changes were agreed by both sides on 13 March 2008 (see EUROPE 9623). The fishing quotas and the financial compensation paid by the EU to Mauritania's government have been reduced. The EU Council of Ministers is being asked to adopt the text rapidly because the agreement covers the...