EU-Morroco fish deal a ‘failure’ for all concerned

EU Observer reports on the Oceanic Développement report, according to which a fisheries partnership agreement between the EU and Morocco has provided very poor returns to the European tax payer. Also the partnership failed to bring about tangible benefits in the North African country, according to a report sponsored by the European Commission.

The study by consultants Oceanic also underlines the over-exploited status of Morocco's fish stocks at a time when the merits of renewing the partnership agreement have caused a bitter division between EU member states, and the bloc reassesses its wider relationship with the southern Mediterranean region.

European Commission: DG Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Fisheries http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/index_en.htm

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