ECJ AGAIN SLAPS DOWN SPAIN FISHING ACCESS CLAIMS
April 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLANOTHER attempt by the Spanish government to force the European Union (EU) into giving it new fishing rights in the North Sea and the Baltic has been slapped down by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). Madrid for a third time now, has claimed unfair treatment from the EU Council of Ministers for ignoring its plea for fishing rights based on special transitional rights to these waters from 1996 to 2002, which were replaced by closely restricted access afterwards. Spain's claim actually dates back to before1976's expansion of coastal zones to 200 ...
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