Businesses and NGOs Demand End to EU Tax Exemptions for Fossil Fuels
More than 40 businesses, think tanks and NGOs today called on the EU to eliminate vast and continuing subsidies to fossil fuels, which the group say run directly counter to...
EU Must Respond to Baltic Sea Ecosystem and Fisheries Crash with Urgent, Radical Measures
- Responding to today's publication of annual scientific advice for 2022 EU fishing limits for the Baltic Sea by ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) [1], a...
Undercurrent: NGOs pull up EU commissioner over sustainability claims
On May 12, several NGOs -- including Oceana, ClientEarth, Seas At Risk, Dutch Elasmobranch Society, Sciaena, and Birdwatch Ireland -- sent a letter to Virginijus Sinkevicius, European Commissioner for Environment,...
EURACTIV Agrifood Brief: Fishy business
y, 2021, a European Commission representative attending the Fisheries Committee meeting in the European Parliament made a misleading statement about the sustainability of fish available for sale in the EU....
Leaders Climate Summit: Our Fish Calls on EU Leaders to Take Ocean Action
As EU leaders gather for today’s Leaders Summit on Climate, the Our Fish campaign called on the EU and member states to incorporate protection of the ocean - including the...
EU, UK and Norway Take Hesitant Steps Towards Ending Overfishing but Nothing to Celebrate
The conclusion of the first post-Brexit trilateral negotiations over shared fish stocks in the North Sea between the EU, Norway and the UK has demonstrated some progress to end overfishing,...
Two steps forward, one giant step back: European Parliament votes for modern and transparent fisheries, but opens grave loophole
Brussels, Belgium – Thursday, 11 March The EU Fisheries Control Coalition applauds the positive steps taken by the European Parliament towards more transparent fisheries and traceable seafood. With their vote...