Spanish fishing sector calls for EU support

Spanish fishing sector calls for EU support. The Spanish fishing sector, grouped in the Spanish Fishing Confederation ( CEPESCA ), believes that the European Union (EU) must decide whether in the new political cycle , which will begin after the elections to the European Parliament on June 9 , it wants to have its own fishing fleet or leave the supply of fish to its citizens in the hands of third-party fishing powers and, consequently, renounce its food sovereignty over one of the highest quality proteins for human beings. The sector, which declares itself “cornered” by the decisions taken by European politicians over the last five years, will approach with this certainty a round of contacts with the representatives of the political parties participating in the European elections on 9 June to convey this concern to them, present their proposals and demands and offer all their collaboration in the face of the new legislature. In the opinion of the sector, the future representatives ...