European Parliament secures sustainable fisheries policy

Measures to stop overfishing and ban discards, which are Parliament's key common fisheries policy (CFP) reform aims, have been safeguarded in a deal struck by Parliament and Council negotiators. The deal should allow a more sustainable common fisheries policy to take effect on time, at the start of 2014.

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Keywords: EU COMMON FISHERIES POLICY, EUROPEAN UNION, SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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Related Topics: Europe, Sustainable Development, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture

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