Press Release: Herring dispute between European Union and Faroe Islands nears end

On 11 June 2014, the European Commission and the Faroe Islands reached a political understanding to end their dispute on the management of Atlanto-Scandian herring in the North-East Atlantic.

This agreement between European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, and the Minister of Fisheries of the Faroe Islands, Jacob Vestergaard, comes after a lengthy dialogue between Faroese and EU officials in recent months.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Deal on Mackerel in the North-East Atlantic http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-deal-on-mackerel-in-the-north-east-atlantic/

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/189: Statement by Commissioner Damanaki on the agreement reached on the “herring dispute” with the Faroe Islands http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-189_en.pdf

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