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Wed 05 May 2009EU agreement to reform Common Fisheries Policy
THE EUROPEAN Council of fisheries ministers has agreed to the principle of a fundamental reform of the controversial Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and on measures to eradicate the wasteful discarding of fish.
The ministers have backed the concept of more radical reform proposed by EU fisheries commissioner Joe Borg, following what has been described as a “thorough and honest exchange of views” on the commission’s Green Paper this week.
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