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Europe has some simple and very effective rules to deal with overfishing If you catch too many one year, that is over and above the amount you were allowed to under your quota, you will have the amount deducted from next year’s quota. And, if you have been very reckless and caught really a very … Read more

On the afternoon of 23 July the Italian Environment Minister, Gian Luca Galletti, (Italian Minister for the Environment, the Protection of Natural Resources and the Sea), presented his Environmental agenda for the Italian Presidency. His focus throughout was on  “Green Growth and Jobs”. You can see his intervention below. © European Union, 2014 — Source: … Read more

Europe’s Political Parties – Manifestos On The Environment  Liberals  Europe’s liberals call for “transitioning into sustainable development through a resource efficient and low carbon economy with a stronger emphasis on renewable energy will create new jobs and make us less was a reliant on energy imports.” They go on to note that “in the process … Read more

  Where Do the European Parties Stand on Fisheries? A big part of election time for me is seeing where there Parties stand on the issues. The easiest way to do this is reading their manifestos. I am sure I still have a collection of manifestos back in England from all the main Parties that … Read more