I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Fisheries, CFP, Video
The EU pays a few fishermen to go and fish in foreign waters. A lot of money seems to go to around 267 boats. They appear to get a lot of money to allow them to fish. But, the European Commission seems very shy about letting me know the names of these boats, where they … Read more
Europe spends a lot of money each year to pay for fishing boats to fish in third countries waters. A Few 100 million € Here, A Few 100 million € There Looking at the available public information, it seems just a few hundred boats are pocketing 100’s of millions in access subsidies. Add in the … Read more
Progress looses by 5 votes The German EPP followed their voting instructions from Mr Kuhn today and voted for the Franco-Spanish Amendment 2. Amendment 2, tabled by Cadec, Fraga and Kuhn was carried by 311-306. Observers at the vote senses that most people voting had not read the amendment Germany’s EPP Delegation Votes Against Berlin … Read more