Spain against the nonsense of the EU's Mediterranean fishing plan

Published 2024년 12월 10일

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The article highlights the strong opposition from the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Spain, Luis Planas, and his counterparts from France and Italy, against the European Commission's proposal to slash the fishing days for trawlers by about 80% and reduce red shrimp catch limits by 30%. This proposal is part of a 2019 multiannual plan aimed at achieving the maximum sustainable yield of certain species by 2025. However, the proposal has sparked concern and backlash from the fishing sector, claiming it could threaten thousands of jobs and the profitability-sustainability balance. The decision on these quotas for 2025 is expected to be challenging, with countries like Spain, France, and Italy working together to find a compromise that balances sustainability with economic impact. The outcome of these negotiations is uncertain, but there is optimism for a satisfactory solution that addresses the concerns of the fishing industry and member states.

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The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Luis Planas, was very clear when he arrived at the European Council headquarters in Brussels: the European Commission's proposal to reduce the days that trawlers can work by almost 80% is "nonsense" and "unacceptable." He will make this known today to his European counterparts, flanked by the ministers of France and Italy, with whom he has joined forces to negotiate new conditions during the meeting of ministers in the sector that must decide the fishing quotas for 2025. The intention of Madrid, Paris and Rome is to work constructively to find a compromise solution, but, if this is not achieved, they could end up blocking the agreement on fishing quotas in negotiations that are expected to be tense and that, if everything goes as planned, are very likely to drag on until dawn. The problem is the proposal promoted by the person who until a few weeks ago was the Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevicius, ...

Source: La Vanguardia