Press Release: Commissioner Damanaki welcomes final adoption of reformed Common Fisheries Policy

On 10 December 2013, Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, welcomed the final vote of the European Parliament in support of a new, reformed Common Fisheries Policy for the EU that she initiated in July 2011. The vote means that the CFP reform has been officially adopted and will be applied throughout European Union waters as of 1 January 2014.

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European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/13/1125: Questions and Answers on the reformed Common Fisheries Policy http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-1125_en.pdf

European Parliament: Press Release, 10.12.13: Green light for new sustainable EU fisheries policy from 2014 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20131206IPR30075/

Blog: CFP Reform Watch, 10.12.13: Final green light for the Common Fisheries Policy reform http://cfp-reformwatch.eu/2013/12/final-approval-for-the-common-fisheries-policy-reform/

European Commission: DG Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/reform/

BBC News, 10.12.13: Common Fisheries Policy 'remains fundamentally flawed' despite deal http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-25308303

Environment News Service, 10.12.13: EU Bans Fish Discards Under New Common Fisheries Policy http://ens-newswire.com/2013/12/10/eu-bans-fish-discards-under-new-common-fisheries-policy/

ESO: Background information: Main measures of the Common Fisheries Reform adopted by the Council http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-main-measures-of-the-common-fisheries-reform-adopted-by-the-council/

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