Past Events

Parliament's 'Fish for the Future' group has arranged a briefing meeting with Commission officials in Strasbourg next week. All MEPs and assistants welcome.

WWF has the pleasure to invite you to a conference concluding  the Pilot Project, financed by Baltic Sea 2020 titled, Removal of ghost nets from the Baltic Sea.  The conference will take place on 12 December 2011, in Hotel Golden Tulip in Warsaw (Towarowa 2) Tulip 2 room. The invitation  with the agenda and practical information are attached below. Participation need to be confirmed no later than 2 December 2011 by sending an email to Piotr Predki, ppredki@wwf.pl, or by phone at +48 608 633 319. The number of seats for this event is limited, so early registration is encouraged!

The EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) aims to promote sustainable fishing by achieving a balance between fish resources and fishing fleets in order to avoid overexploitation of fish stocks. The European Fisheries Fund (EFF) provides € 4,3 billion for the programming period 2007 – 2013 to support the CFP. This European Court of Auditors’ (ECA) performance audit assessed whether EU measures effectively contributed to adapting the capacity of the fleets to available fishing opportunities . The Court examined two main questions: Is the framework for the reduction of fleet capacity clear; and are specific measures well defined and implemented? The audit was carried out at the Commission and in seven Member States (Denmark, Spain, France, Italy, Poland, Portugal and the UK) selected on the basis of the size of their fishing fleets and the resources available for adapting their fishing fleets under the EFF. The main conclusions and recommendations of the report will be presented to the press by Mr Lazaros Lazarou, Member of the Court. DATE AND TIME Monday, 12 December 2011 at 11:00 a.m. VENUE The RESIDENCE PALACE - International Press Centre MAELBEEK ROOM 155, rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels – Belgium

• Invitation

• Registration

The meeting has been called to discuss aspects of the newly adopted European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), access by fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela to the exclusive economic zone off the coast of the French department of Guyana, and the Common Fisheries Policy. Please see link to the agenda below.

• Agenda

• Fish for the Future Group website

BESTAQ (Baltic Environmentally Sustainable Aquaculture) was initiated as a flagship project under the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.

Organized by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, the hearing on the Baltic Sea strategy takes its starting point after two years of organized effort to establish cooperation of the EU's Baltic Sea countries through the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea region. The strategy was adopted as one of the Swedish EU Presidency main issues in 2009. For more information please check the attached programme, which is only available in the Swedish languge.