Brussels, 26/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 23 June, the EU Council of Ministers adopted, without debate, a decision authorising the European Commission to conduct negotiations to draw up an internationally legally binding instrument on port state measures to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Under the terms of the negotiating directive, the Commission is to support the establishment of an instrument which binds its parties to enact...