Press Release: New Fisheries Fund, signed and sealed, concludes EU fisheries policy reform

On 16 April 2014, the European Parliament endorsed the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) with an overwhelming majority.

With a budget of €6.5 billion for 2014-2020, the fund will finance projects to implement the new reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and provide financial support to fishermen, fish farmers and coastal communities to adapt to the changed rules. The Fund will also finance projects to boost 'blue' growth and jobs under the EU's Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP).

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: Press Release, IP/14/458: Commission welcomes Parliament's adoption of new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-458_en.pdf

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/14/311: Questions and answers on the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-311_en.pdf

ESO: Background information: Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 14 April 2014, Luxembourg http://www.europeansources.info/record/meeting-agriculture-and-fisheries-council-14-april-2014/

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