Brussels – As EU fisheries ministers convene in Brussels today to discuss the 2014 fish quotas, Greenpeace is calling on them to honour their commitment to end overfishing by 2015 by limiting catches to sustainable levels. Ministers will agree...

Brussels - With more than 40 per cent of Atlantic and North Sea fish stocks assessed as overfished, EU ministers meeting today and tomorrow must set strict quotas for 2016 to end overfishing. Ministers are expected to conclude their work late on...

Brussels – Early on Wednesday morning, EU ministers reached a disappointing agreement on 2016 fishing quotas that endorses continued overfishing of stocks in the Northeast Atlantic and the North Sea [1].

Brussels – Commenting on the outcome of the fisheries Council today, Greenpeace EU fisheries policy director Saskia Richartz said: “It is unacceptable that many of the fishing quotas agreed today fail to end overfishing. Ministers gave no...

With stocks collapsing in Europe, Spain’s fleet is now plundering waters as far away as Antarctica and Africa using European taxpayers’ money, according to a new Greenpeace report published today. The day before fisheries ministers gather in one...

Brussels, Belgium — Some 200 Greenpeace activists from 14 European countries this morning blocked the seven entrances to the building of the Council of the European Union where EU fisheries ministers were to gather for their annual meeting to...

Bruxelles, Belgium — Depuis ce matin 8h 30, 200 activistes provenant de 14 pays européens bloquent les 7 entrées du Conseil de l'Europe à Bruxelles, où devait se tenir la première journée du Conseil des Ministres pour se prononcer sur les Totaux...

Brussels, International — Today, Greenpeace activists symbolically decommissioned a destructive fishing trawler outside the EU Council building. Inside, EU fisheries ministers are negotiating 2011 fishing quotas and are expected to once again set...

Vigo, Spain — As EU Fisheries Ministers begin debating the Common Fisheries Policy [i] (CFP) reform in Spain, Greenpeace flew airborne banners and displayed balloon-bound banners demanding “Spain: Stop Overfishing” and “EU: Save Our Seas.” Spain,...

Brussels, International — EU fisheries ministers have agreed on the amount of catches per fish stock that each EU country can take in the North Sea and wider Atlantic in 2011. This includes agreement on the total allowable catch for cod and the...