Highlights of the next EP Committee on Fisheries meeting
The Committee MEPs will discuss several Fisheries Partnership Agreements and the EU Commission presentation on "Sustainable fishing in the EU:…
Baltic Sea: EU Commission proposes fishing opportunities for 2025
The European Commission proposed today the total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for nine out of the ten stocks managed…
Nature Restoration Regulation to enter into force to restore degraded ecosystems
The regulation sets binding targets to restore degraded ecosystems, particularly those with the most potential to capture and store carbon…
EU Commission update: Less plastic waste means cleaner beaches
Have you noticed anything different about the caps on plastic bottles lately? That is just one of the measures to…
T&E: Biggest cruise ships today are more than twice as big as they were in 2000
Today’s biggest cruise ships are twice as big as they were in 2000, a new Transport & Environment (T&E) report shows. If…
WTO Plastics Dialogue: Coordinators identify focus points for future work
At a meeting on 24 July, coordinators of the Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade (DPP) outlined…
EFSA warns of Vibrio bacteria in seafood
The prevalence of Vibrio in seafood is expected to increase both globally and in Europe because of climate change, especially in low-salinity or brackish…
Carmen Crespo Díaz elected Chair of the EP Committee on Fisheries (PECH)
The members of the EP Committee on Fisheries have elected their chair and four vice-chairs for the next two-and-a-half years…
EU Council updates fisheries measures in the North-East Atlantic
The EU Council has formally adopted a set of updated fisheries measures in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) area. This concerns…
UNECE Executive Secretary calls for targeted policies in key SDG transition areas
Delivering a message on behalf of all five UN Regional Commissions regarding climate action, Ms. Molcean stressed that all regions…
Jordan: EIB backs water security and climate adaptation
The European Investment Bank has confirmed its largest water financing in Jordan to improve water availability, security and sustainability across…
Restore our Ocean and Waters: EU Commission invests €126.9m into 26 new projects
The projects gather 346 beneficiaries from 35 countries (26 Member States and 9 associated countries), including small and medium businesses,…
Main results of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 24 June 2024
The EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council exchanged views on sustainable fishing and fishing opportunities for 2025. Furthermore, the Belgian presidency…
Water pollutants: EU Council agrees negotiating mandate
The EU Council agreed its negotiating mandate on the directive which will amend the water framework directive, the groundwater directive…
EU Commission launches evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy
The consultation aims to gather evidence and different perspectives on the CFP from a range of stakeholders, including individuals, the fisheries and…
European Maritime Safety Agency: EU Council finalises its negotiating position
The EU Council adopted today its negotiating position (general approach) on a new regulation strengthening the role of the European…
The EU is ready to ratify the High Seas Treaty
The EU Commission welcomes the adoption today by the EU Council of a decision to conclude the United Nations agreement…
Nature restoration regulation: EU Council gives final green light
The EU Council formally adopted the – first of its kind – regulation on nature restoration. This law aims to…
IAEA: Using nuclear science to map water resources
The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought underlines the urgent need to halt land degradation through global cooperation and…
Macro-Regional and Sea Basin Strategies Days: Speech by Commissioner Ferreira
"This event has been a landmark. Bringing together, for the first time, the three sea-basin strategies and the four macro-regional…
Fisheries and maritime funding: EU Commission launches consultations
The European Commission has launched two consultations to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of past and current funding programmes for fisheries and…
U.S. NIST: Research finds dolphins with elevated mercury levels
Dolphins are considered a “sentinel species” for oceans and human health because, like us, they are high up in the…
EU Commission: Progress on recovery of fish populations, but more efforts needed
The overall sustainability of the EU fisheries continues to gradually improve and fewer stocks are overfished, according to the Commission Communication ‘Sustainable fishing in…
World Oceans Day: Joint statement by HR Borrell and EU Commissioner Sinkevičius
"Oceans are vital for life on Earth, playing a crucial role in climate regulation, providing more oxygen than all forests…
Sustainable Ocean Management: US White House releases new strategies
"A thriving ocean holds immense benefits for all life, and President Biden has made clear that preserving this natural resource…
Ukraine and Moldova: EU extends trade support for one more year
The suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian and Moldovan exports to the European Union will be extended for another year, following…
Plastic pollution: Belgian EU Presidency comments on progress of UN negotiations
In Ottawa, the 4th session of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) proceeded with its work to develop a legally…
4th International Baghdad Water Conference spotlights water cooperation
Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources of Iraq hosted the 4th International Baghdad Water Conference, highlighting the importance of transboundary water…
EU Commission prolongs state aid crisis tools for agriculture and fisheries
The EU Commission has adopted an amendment to the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF) to prolong by six months certain provisions…
Combatting plastic litter: UN environment ministers push for strong framework
Germany's Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke takes part in negotiations in Canada on a legally binding agreement: “I'm confident that…
EU Commission calls for global ban on certain plastic products
World leaders and negotiators meet in Ottawa from 21-29 April for the fourth round of negotiations to prepare a new…
EFSA: Many farmed fish parasite-free but more data needed
Many of the most commonly farmed and consumed fish in the EU/EFTA show no evidence of parasites that can infect…
Our Ocean Conference: Speech by EU Commissioner Sinkevičius
"The ocean has great potential for our economies and for food security. It is also vital for all life on…
Our Ocean Conference: EU announces commitments worth €3.5bn
The actions will be funded various EU funds. They represent the biggest amount ever announced by the EU since the…
Environmental and maritime questions: EU Commissioner Sinkevičius visits Cyprus and Greece
From 15 to 17 April, Commissioner Sinkevičius is travelling first to Cyprus and then to Greece to discuss key environmental files and…
MEPs approve new EU rules on urban wastewater treatment and reuse
With 481 votes in favour, 79 against and 26 abstentions, Parliament adopted the deal reached with the Council in January 2024 on…
EU Commission approves €600m Italian State aid for operators in the fisheries and aquaculture sector
The aim of the scheme is to promote cooperation and integration between operators in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and…
UNECE: Momentum builds for cross-border cooperation through UN Water Convention
The draft UN system-wide strategy for water and sanitation calls on the support of the United Nations to assist Member…
EU Commission launches public consultation on protecting sharks and related ecosystems
Today, the Commission has launched a public consultation on ways to better protect and manage sharks and related marine ecosystems, to help prepare…
EU measures towards better water quality and more sustainable use of seas
The Commission adopted today two new measures to enhance the EU’s water resilience and to improve water quality and quantity…
Updated fisheries measures in the ICCAT area: EU Council gives final green light
Today the Council has formally adopted a regulation that transposes into EU law certain fisheries management, conservation and control measures in the International Commission…
EU member states approve updated North-East Atlantic fisheries measures
EU member states' representatives greenlight an agreement reached between the Council's and the Parliament's negotiators on updated fisheries measures in…
EU Commission sends Statement of Objections to six companies in farmed Atlantic salmon cartel case
The Commission has concerns that, between 2011 and 2019, the six salmon producers, exchanged commercially sensitive information, relating to sales prices, available…
EU Parliament rebukes Commission for plan to ban fisheries in protected maritime areas
MEPs criticise the Commission’s proposal to ban mobile bottom fisheries in marine protected areas and want reforms of the EU…
Finland/Sweden: Torne River dipnetting culture to be prepared for nomination
The Torne River is the longest free-flowing river in Northern Europe. Over a period of hundreds of years, a borderless,…
Norway gives green light for seabed minerals
The world needs minerals in the transition to a low-emission society. Today, the extraction of minerals is largely concentrated in…
Widespread anomalous mussel mortalities in the Adriatic Sea – EU Commission answer
In 2023, the Adriatic Sea surface temperature has been higher than the long term average, and high river discharges (due…
EU Commission launches competition for 2026 European Green Capital and Green Leaf Awards
Today, the Commission is launching a call for European cities committed to sustainability to apply for the 2026 edition of the European…
Fisheries ministers set 2024 opportunities for key seas
The Fishing Opportunities Regulation includes the results of the agreements reached ahead of the Council with Norway and the UK on a bilateral basis, and…
EU agrees 2024 fishing opportunities with Norway and UK worth over €1bn to EU fishers
The agreement with the UK covers 85 total allowable catches in the Northeast Atlantic. It secures fishing opportunities of almost 388,000 tonnes for the…