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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/fisheries

Parliamentary committee throws out single net rule

Brussels, 02/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - In Strasbourg on 24 April, the European Parliament is expected to approve a compromise on the proposal on the conservation of fisheries resources through technical measures. On Tuesday 31 March, the EP fisheries committee voted by 14 votes to 1 to adopt the report by Cornelis Visser (EPP-ED, Netherlands) which brings a number of amendments to the initial proposal, in particular on the controversial single bet rule.

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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(EU) EU/FINANCIAL CRISIS:
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(EU) EP/ENERGY: Energy committee wants all new buildings to be zero-energy from 2019
(EU) EU/TECHNOLOGY:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliamentary committee throws out single net rule
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Concern about shark fishing in Indian Ocean
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Stricter standards for marketing poultrymeat
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(EU) EU/DISCRIMINATION: Appeal from EU agency of fundamental rights to political decision-makers for strengthening equality legislation - homophobia in EU a phenomenon requiring greater assessment
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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