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Overfishing of bluefin tuna in 2007 confirmed

Brussels, 07/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - Meeting in Madrid from 29 September to 3 October, the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics of the ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) confirmed the alarming level of overfishing of bluefin tuna in 2007, in particular in the Mediterranean but also in the Atlantic. The international plan for safeguarding bluefin tuna stocks will be reviewed during the extraordinary ICCAT meeting from 17 to 24 November this year...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Adverse effects of delay in implementing Lisbon Treaty are already visible
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: Andrew Duff's reform proposals for European election as from 2014 and creation of transnational list
(EU) EU/SERBIA: EU does not envisage partition of Kosovo - Netherlands continues to predicate pursuit of SAA on arrest of Mladic
(EU) EU/DRC: Solana concerned about political and humanitarian situation
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Reunification talks meet differences of opinion of level of autonomy for each entity
(EU) EU/CROATIA:
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Ministers form bloc to protect banking system
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Agreement on raising European minimum savings deposit guarantee threshold from €20,000 to €50,000
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Two camps come forward on developing rules for supervision of pan-European insurance groups
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Reassurance needed to prevent collapse
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: Parliamentary internal market committee adopts Rühle and Graf Lambsdorff reports
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: Environment committee vote on ETS revision keeps up fight against global warming without making concessions to industry
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Commission calls on France to discuss amendment 138 at next “telecoms” council
(EU) EU/BUSINESS: Microsoft sets up European search technology centre
(EU) EU/TRADE: Council confirm Baroness Ashton in post of Trade Commissioner
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Energy dialogue at heart of Paris ministerial meeting
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Overfishing of bluefin tuna in 2007 confirmed
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission hopes to facilitate family reunification of foreigners
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission asks member states to do more to tackle social exclusion and poverty
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Prospect of plenary adoption of Council common position on temporary workers
(EU) EP/REGIONAL POLICY:
(EU) EP/SPORT: FIFA President Joseph Blatter defends “6+5” rule before Parliament
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Spain proposes debate on publication of lists of airline passengers in event of accident
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Italy suggests “systematic monitoring” of trans-European transport network projects
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Clearance for proposed takeover of Hercules by Ashland
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Irish finance minister seeks to be reassuring about Dublin's project to grant bank guarantees
(EU) EU/EIB: Agreement between EIB and Galicia on terms of cooperation for JESSICA programme
(EU) EU/EIB: NSG UK first British company to receive loan under joint EC-EIB research facility
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES/GLOBALISATION:
(EU) EU/POST: Slovakia must abandon hybrid mail sector
(EU) EU/EESC: Mario Sepi, next president of European economic and social committee
(EU) EU/GCC: Creation of common forum of chambers of commerce
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
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