9
Jul
2026
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Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up (debate)
Mr President, Commissioner, Europe has had a common fisheries policy for more than 40 years and the promise was very simple initially: protect the sea without abandoning those who live on it. The European Commission itself has just acknowledged that it has suspended the examination. In the official evaluation published on April 30, he admits that 12 years after the last major reform, the promised …