EU accused of hypocrisy over weak fish deal

EUObserver reported on 14 June 2012 that the World Wildlife Fund had said the EU's latest fisheries agreement should be a source of embarrassment at the Rio summit taking place the following week.

EU environment commissioner Janez Potocnik, speaking of the upcoming summit on sustainable development, told reporters in Brussels on 13 June 2012 the world must find "a new circular structure, where nothing is wasted and growth is driven by reducing pressures on the environment."

• Primary Source

Council of European Union: Press Release: PRES/12/258: 3174th Council meeting Agriculture and Fisheries http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/agricult/130884.pdf

ESO: Background information: EU fisheries: Little learned 20 years later http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-fisheries-little-learned-20-years-later/

BBC News, 13.6.12: South East fishermen welcome fish discard ban http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18433142

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