Green paper on the CFP

25th - 29th January 2010 - Brussels

The parliament's fisheries committee will adopt its report on the commission's Green Paper on the long-awaited reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. ECR fisheries coordinator Marek Grobarczyk will argue that the CFP should be decentralised so that more decisions regarding fish stocks can be made locally rather than by Brussels bureaucrats.

He will also argue that the quota system, functioning under the current Common Fisheries Policy has been compromised and we should seek more effective instruments, such as the management of fishing effort.

Vote: Wednesday @ 15.00

Contact:

ECR enquiries: James Holtum on +32 473 861762
British delegation: Alex Benjamin on +32 476 056450
Polish delegation: Jakub Piasecki on +32 470 504614
Czech delegation: Jan Krelina on +32 493 214346
Dutch delegation: Maurits van Stuijvenberg on +31 6 52 24 44 64