Extension of the EU-Mauritania fisheries protocol

V stručnosti 11-05-2020

The fisheries agreement with Mauritania and its implementing protocol, the EU’s most significant in economic terms by far, are currently being renegotiated. To allow continued EU fishing activities in Mauritanian waters after the expiry of the latest protocol, the European Commission has proposed to prolong it for a maximum of one year. Parliament is due to vote on giving its consent to this extension during the May plenary part-session.