Day Light Robbery in the 21st Century – Fishing for Subsidies

The EU’s fishing department, DG MARE, had proposed that some projects could not benefit from EU aid, including “temporary and permanent cessation of fishing activities”. However, the proposal published today saw only the “temporary cessation of fishing activities” being illegible for fishing activities. Even today, many fishing Ministers are demanding more taxpayers money to build … Read more

EU’s Work Plan for 2012

On Tuesday 15 November  the Commission released its work programme for 2012, accompanied by an Annex detailing all the initiatives planned for the end of 2011 and for 2012-2014. Below are the main items of interest from a fisheries perspective. These initiatives  are in addition to the ongoing CFP reform package.   MARITME AFFAIRS AND … Read more