EU ROUND UP – MAURITANIA, KIRIBATI, MOROCCO FISHING ACCESS DEALS
July 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has renewed its European Union (EU) fishing access deal with Mauritania, initialling a new six year deal that involves a two-year protocol, but which should be renewed twice automatically, unless serious political problems emerge.
Brussels is being bullish about the deal, claiming: "It is the most important fisheries agreement concluded by the EU with a third country both in financial terms and as regards fishing opportunities for EU vessels"
And the agreement does will provide fishing rights for about 200 EU ...
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