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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9972

9 September 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 26
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fisheries/environment
Commission decides to support keeping Atlantic bluefin tuna on CITES list of endangered species

Brussels, 08/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 8 September, the European Commission decided to support, at international level, inclusion of Atlantic bluefin tuna in Annex 1 of the CITES Convention on the international trade in wild species of fauna and flora threatened with extinction. The decision, which is in line with the wishes of MEPs (see page 7), is the result of an agreement between Joe Borg, European Fisheries Commissioner, and Stavros Dimas, European Environment Commissioner....

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