Press Release: Commission adopts Communication on action to help European fishing fleets regain economic viability

The European Commission on 9 March 2006 adopted a Communication on ways to improve the economic situation in the fishing industry. In thie paper the Commission analysed the causes of the current economic difficulties faced by a number of European fishing fleets, made worse by the recent rise in fuel prices, and outlined possible measures to address this situation.

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European Commission: PreLex: COM(2006) 103, Communication … Improving the economic situation in the fishing industry, 9.3.06 http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier.cfm?CL=en&ReqId=0&DocType=COM&DocYear=2006&DocNum=0103

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/06/110, Improving the economic situation of the fishing sector, 9.3.06 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/110&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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