Past Events

Agenda forthcoming. A vote on the amendments to the Cadec (EPP, FR) report on the CFP European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) will take place.

This is one of a series of hearings organised by the Fisheries Committee (PECH) in 2012.

Links:

• PECH Committee website
• Agenda

The meeting will feature rapporteur Struan Stevenson (ECR, UK) presenting his draft report on the Common Market Organisation. There will also be presentations of two initiative reports. Isabella Lövin (Greens/EFA, SE) on the external dimension of the CFP and Carl Haglund (ALDE, FI) on the reporting obligations under Regulation 2371/2002 (conservation and sustainable management of fisheries resources).

Links:

• Agenda
• Meeting documents

An orientation debate will take place on the reform of the Basic Regulation, with a focus on the proposed discard ban. The Common Market Organisation and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund will also be discussed.

Links:

• Agenda

 

A workshop on the Arctic is being organised under the auspices of ESA’s Integrated Applications Promotion (IAP) programme in conjunction with the Centre for Polar Activities (Polar DTU) at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The main objectives of the workshop are:

•      To identify operational user needs in the Arctic region.
•      To showcase relevant space applications.
•      To stimulate ideas for IAP activities leading to future operational services in the Arctic.

The workshop will provide attendees with a unique opportunity to influence the development of future services in the Arctic, and to learn about potential funding for establishing such services through ESA’s IAP programme. Date and Venue The one-day workshop will be held on Monday, 12^th March2012 in Building 101A of the Meeting Centre (1st floor) of DTU, which is located in Lyngby,15 km north of Copenhagen. An Icebreaker reception will also be held on the evening of Sunday, 11^th March 2012 at the Greenland Representation, Strandgade 91 (3rd floor) in Copenhagen. Preliminary Programme The programme for the workshop is still being established, but it is intended to address at least the following topics:

•      Overview of ESA’s IAP Programme, and funding opportunities.
•      Operating conditions in the Arctic.
•      Space Weather Awareness in the Arctic.
•      Oil and Gas Exploration in the Arctic.
•      Shipping in the Arctic.
•      Fishing in Arctic waters.
•      Search and Rescue.
•      Delivering information over low bandwidth connections in the Arctic.
•      Utilising space assets in telemedicine.
•      Use of naval resources in the Arctic.

What happens afterwards Following the workshop, it is intended to launch a number of IAP Feasibility Studies and Demonstration Projects geared towards establishing sustainable services in the Arctic. Various funding mechanisms are available which will be described at the workshop (more details at http://iap.esa.int), and these will be further supported where appropriate by dedicated Calls for User Ideas and specialised workshops. Registration and Logistics Participation at the workshop is free. Please register by following the link to the DTU web-site at http://www.dtu.dk/subsites/iap This web-site also contains details of the logistical information related to transportation, accommodation, etc. Please note that registration will be limited to 100 persons maximum, so early registration is advised. If you would like to participate in the workshop as speaker providing a presentation on operational services in the Arctic, please contact Dr. Anthony J. Sephton by phone (+31 71 56 55554) or by e-mail (tony.sephton@esa.int)

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• Registration to the workshop

On Wednesday 7th March, between 12:00 – 14:30 aquaculture in the reform of the CFP will be discussed. The meeting will take place in Room A5G2 in the European Parliament, Brussels. In their proposals for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, the Commission have proposed large new subsidies for an expansion of the European aquaculture industry. Commissioner Damanaki will attend the meeting.

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• Invitation

The EPP Group  will host a public hearing on the 7th March from 15:00-18:30 in Room JAN 6Q2 in the European Parliament.

·         On March 7^th the EPP Group hosts a public Hearing in the European Parliament on "The new EMFF in the view of the CFP reform".

The world's largest Seafood Business Conference, which includes discussions on the reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy. For complete information please check the links below.

Links:

• North Atlantic Seafood Conference Event description
• North Atlantic Seafood Conference Programme

The WWF Polish Roundtable meetings will resume on 6 March, 2012. The first meeting of the series will include the following topics: 1) Retrieving ghost nets in the Baltic Sea 2) Update on the current status of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) process 3) Additional topics of interest raised by the participants The meeting will start at 9:30 and end at 15:00, and will be held  at the Marine Hotel (Sułkowskiego street 9) in Kołobrzeg in the Monsun conference room (6 floor). For more information please see the agenda below (in Polish only).

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• Meeting Agenda