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Termination of EU-Comoros Fisheries Agreement

Summary

The European Parliament supports ending the fisheries agreement with the Comoros due to illegal fishing but calls for continued development aid to help them improve their maritime management.
10 15.03.2018
Other
fisheries
environment
social policy
public administration
international relations

Key points

  • The European Parliament supports the decision to end the fisheries partnership with the Comoros due to ongoing issues with illegal fishing.
  • The Comoros was officially identified as a non-cooperating country by the EU in mid-2017.
  • The previous financial protocol governing the agreement expired at the end of 2016.
  • The previous agreement included an annual financial contribution of approximately 600,000 euros.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision denouncing the Partnership Agreement in the fisheries sector between the European Community and the Union of the Comoros EU-Comoros fisheries partnership agreement: denunciation (Resolution)
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