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Maritime Policy News

21/05/2012
Working conditions in fisheries: key agreement signed by social partners

21/05/2012
Our Future is Blue

16/05/2012
20 May: A European Maritime Day to celebrate our seas and oceans

11/05/2012
Preparation of Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 14 – 15 May 2012

11/05/2012
Unlocking the potential of European aquaculture

10/05/2012
A new Fisheries Policy for Europe

03/05/2012
Commissioner Damanaki presents Common Fisheries Policy Reform in Estonia

25/04/2012
Preparation of Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 26-27 April 2012

23/04/2012
On seabed mapping

23/04/2012
Commissioner Damanaki in Rabat to launch the process of negotiations for a new EU-Morocco fisheries agreement protocol

03/04/2012
Boosting maritime innovation in the Mediterranean

29/03/2012
Moving forward on the Black Sea maritime agenda

26/03/2012
Maritime spatial planning: the right answer to secure and support Blue growth for the European Union

20/03/2012
Save the Mediterranean and its biodiversity

16/03/2012
Preparation of Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 19-20 March 2012

15/03/2012
How to take the Common Fisheries Policy reform forward?

14/03/2012
Commission proposes one programming tool for all structural funds

09/03/2012
Equality in the time of crisis

07/03/2012
Reflections on the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

07/03/2012
The future of aquaculture

06/03/2012
Preparing for Rio: Our Key Targets for Oceans and Coasts

28/02/2012
Working together towards sustainability

15/02/2012
Bringing the Common Fisheries Policy Reform forward

13/02/2012
Fisheries control – key to achieving our objectives

07/02/2012
Knowledge for a better understanding and use of resources: the case of mapping the seafloor

03/02/2012
Launch of HRH the Prince of Wales ISU Marine Programme

24/01/2012
Choose sustainability

19/12/2011
Presentation of Common Fisheries Policy Reform to European Parliament Environment Committee

14/12/2011
Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of December 2011

08/12/2011
First European Engineers Day

07/12/2011
The new blue economy

02/12/2011
A new European Fund for the EU's Maritime and Fisheries Policies

02/12/2011
Questions and answers on the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)

28/11/2011
A strategy for the Atlantic

25/11/2011
Maritime policy: new strategy for growth and jobs in the Atlantic Ocean area

23/11/2011
Discards – the way forward in the European Union

15/11/2011
How do we choose our fish?

14/11/2011
The External Dimension of the new Common Fisheries Policy

11/11/2011
Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of November 2011

09/11/2011
The reform of the Common Fisheries Policy

08/11/2011
The fishermen as guardians of the sea

31/10/2011
Fish stocks do not tolerate bad compromises

24/10/2011
Oceans in need

19/10/2011
Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of October 2011

17/10/2011
The EU and Norway: Addressing Arctic and Maritime Challenges

14/10/2011
High-level meeting on maritime affairs and fisheries in the Black Sea

13/10/2011
Delivering Europe 2020

12/10/2011
The Arctic at a time of change

06/10/2011
The reform of the Common Fisheries Policy - Presentation before the European Economic and Social Committee

28/09/2011
Presentation of the Common Fisheries Policy reform at the "Fish for the Future" campaign group

22/09/2011
The reform of the Common Fisheries Policy: what's in it for Ireland

21/09/2011
Our turn to protect dolphins [37 KB]

12/09/2011
Financial Markets versus Political Power: the European Response [44 KB]

08/09/2011
Two continents, one purpose: defeating Illegal Fishing [40 KB]

06/09/2011
Our Ocean Future [40 KB]

13/07/2011
Breaking the circle: introducing a new Common Fisheries Policy [39 KB]

13/07/2011
Getting it right - The birth of a new Common Fisheries Policy [4 MB]

29/06/2011
New Labelling Rules: Sustaining Consumer Confidence [89 KB]

28/06/2011
Fishing Opportunities 2012 - Presentation at the Council [38 KB]

22/06/2011
The price of no reform [39 KB]

08/06/2011
The future of the Common Fisheries Policy is now [38 KB]

06/06/2011
European Union and Russia addressing Maritime and Fisheries Challenges [39 KB]

27/05/2011
Deterring illegal activities in the fisheries sector [35 KB]

27/05/2011
Where does fish come from? [39 KB]

25/05/2011
Fishing opportunities in EU waters in 2012 [39 KB]

24/05/2011
What about fish waste? [35 KB]

23/05/2011
The Sea at the Heart of the Adriatic [36 KB]

19/05/2011
An Integrated Approach to the Sea Putting People First

13/05/2011
A new generation of fisheries agreements [43 KB]

04/05/2011
Securing the future through reform [37 KB]

03/05/2011
Lifting the cover of the Ocean [41 KB]

03/05/2011
Opening the dialogue for eliminating discards [38 KB]

19/04/2011
Oceans are us [36 KB]

13/04/2011
Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of April 2011

12/04/2011
Opening address at the "Pact of Islands" conference and signing ceremony [38 KB]

12/04/2011
Fisheries: Questions and answers on the new EU fisheries control rules

12/04/2011
New Fisheries Control regime

08/04/2011
How plastic bags pollute the future of our seas [115 KB]

05/04/2011
Commissioner Maria Damanaki intervenes at the European Parliament plenary debate [42 KB]

31/03/2011
Europe at a crossroads [41 KB]

23/03/2011
Closing the door to illegal fishing [37 KB]

17/03/2011
The Arctic: a test bench for international dialogue [37 KB]

17/03/2011
The new Common Fisheries Policy: making things simpler [36 KB]

15/03/2011
The Future Economics of the Sea [39 KB]

07/03/2011
Commissioner Maria Damanaki intervenes at the plenary debate of the European Parliament on the EU strategy for the Atlantic Region [37 KB]

07/03/2011
Commissioner Maria Damanaki intervenes at the plenary debate of the European Parliament on the EU-Mauritania Fisheries Partnership Agreement [34 KB]

07/03/2011
Commissioner Maria Damanaki intervenes at the plenary debate of the European Parliament on the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean Agreement Area [33 KB]

03/03/2011
Illegal fishing is a crime

01/03/2011
Speech at the High Level Meeting on banning discards [37 KB]

28/02/2011
Speech at a conference organised by the EC representation in Greece (Acropolis Museum, Athens) [130 KB]

28/02/2011
Fisheries: EU initials extension of the fisheries protocol with Morocco

23/02/2011
Speech at the Conference"Austerity, economic governance reforms and social policies in Europe" [37 KB]

23/02/2011
Aquaculture: Commissioner Damanaki meets Ministers from five land-locked Member States to discuss the future of freshwater aquaculture

17/02/2011
Maria Damanaki visits today the Mediterranean Headquarters of WWF in Rome

16/02/2011
Speech at the Committee of Senior Officials of the Adriatic Ionian Initiative [39 KB]

11/02/2011
Commission proposal to extend fisheries partnership agreement protocol with Morroco for one year

03/02/2011
Reforming Europe's fisheries policy: Commissioner Damanaki welcomes contribution by WWF/Industry Alliance

31/01/2011
Commission welcomes recovery measures for South Pacific jack mackerel fishery

27/01/2011
Speech at the plenary session of the Committee of the Regions [38 KB]

13/01/2011
Speech at the 6th International Forum on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing [41 KB]

04/01/2011
EU initials new fisheries protocol with Cape Verde

17/12/2010
Commission: Europe needs to move forward on Maritime Spatial Planning

15/12/2010
Closing press conference of the December AGRI FISH Council [33 KB]

13/12/2010
Council agrees 2011 catch limits for Black Sea

13/12/2010
Commission disappointed with lack of progress on tropical tunas conservation in Western and Central Pacific

10/12/2010
Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of December 2010

08/12/2010
Speech in the conference on "Female Entrepreneurship in Europe" [36 KB]

08/12/2010
Speech in the seminar on "The Marine Food Chain: Better Management for New Challenges" organised by ALDE Members of the European Parliament [37 KB]

02/12/2010
Speech at the Council of the Party of European Socialists [42 KB]

01/12/2010
Hearing on "Women and the sustainable development of fisheries areas" (organised by the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament) [39 KB]

30/11/2010
Video extracts from Fisheries Council press conference on 29 November 2010

30/11/2010
Fisheries: Commission proposes reduced fishing opportunities for the Black Sea for 2011

28/11/2010
European Commission: Summary of the results of the 2011 ICCAT annual meeting

27/11/2010
Press statement by EU Commissioner Maria Damanaki, after the ICCAT annual meeting in Paris which closed on Saturday 27 November [12 KB]

26/11/2010
Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of November 2010

26/11/2010
Conference "International Year of Biodiversity: The Day After and the Greek Reality", Athens [40 KB]

23/11/2010
ICCAT: EU tables ambitious proposals to protect sharks

22/11/2010
Speaking notes [35 KB]

17/11/2010
Statement by Commissioner Maria Damanaki on the Council decision on the Bluefin Tuna mandate for the upcoming ICCAT meeting in Paris [7 KB]

17/11/2010
Maria Damanaki recalls in an interview with the BBC "Witness" programme, the brutal suppression by the Greek military junta of the student protest of which she was a leader.

16/11/2010
Conference "Another Future for Fisheries", Brussels, Belgium [37 KB]

15/11/2010
Commission to stop shark finning

15/11/2010
Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy: last stakeholders' conference on the reform to take place tomorrow

12/11/2010
Statement by Ms. Maria Damanaki on Coreper meeting of today on the mandate for bluefin tuna ahead of the upcoming ICCAT meeting in Paris

11/11/2010
Fisheries: Commission proposes science-based, sustainable fishing opportunities for 2011

11/11/2010
European Commission's proposal on fishing opportunities: the ins and outs

09/11/2010
Statement on the ICCAT Annual Meeting and bluefin tuna

09/11/2010
Symposium on "Improved Fisheries and Science Partnerships as Policy Drivers", Ostend (Belgium), [35 KB]

08/11/2010
Meeting of the European Parliament TRAN Committee, European Parliament [38 KB]

28/10/2010
Speech at the INTERFISH Business Forum in Moscow [39 KB]

27/10/2010
Statement by Commissioner Damanaki on the ICCAT Annual Meeting and bluefin tuna

27/10/2010
Commissioner Damanaki to discuss EU-Russia cooperation in Moskow

27/10/2010
Statement on the outcome of the Fisheries Council (25-26 October 2010)

25/10/2010
Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of October 2010

23/10/2010
Speech at the Mediterranean Green Development Investors Forum [90 KB]

21/10/2010
Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy: registration now open for last stakeholder conference before Commission starts drawing up proposals

21/10/2010
Commission presents roadmap towards more efficient and cost-effective maritime surveillance

21/10/2010
Speech at the conference "Portugal and the Sea" in Lisbon [37 KB]

18/10/2010
Fisheries Committee (PECH) of the European Parliament [33 KB]

15/10/2010
Speech at the Arctic Futures Symposium [33 KB]

12/10/2010
Speech at the EurOCEAN 2010 Conference [38 KB]

12/10/2010
EurOCEAN 2010: European Research ready for maritime challenge

08/10/2010
Address to the Istanbul Technical University [40 KB]

06/10/2010
Commissioner Damanaki in Turkey to discuss maritime and fisheries issues

06/10/2010
No increase in deep-sea fishing opportunities 2011-2012

06/10/2010
No increase in deep-sea fishing opportunities 2011-2012

04/10/2010
01/10/2010: Press release issued by WWF; Fisheries: unified support for progressive reform of Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) [38 KB]

01/10/2010
2010 General Assembly of the CPMR (Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions), Aberdeen, Scotland [38 KB]

30/09/2010
Commissioner Damanaki in Scotland to discuss maritime and fisheries issues

30/09/2010
Renewed support for the Integrated Maritime Policy

28/09/2010
ENVI Committee of the European Parliament [37 KB]

27/09/2010
Agriculture and Fisheries Council, Press conference

27/09/2010
NAFO meeting makes ground-breaking progress on fish conservation in the Northwest Atlantic

27/09/2010
EU to advocate sustainable tuna fishing at meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)

24/09/2010
Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of September 2010

20/09/2010
Commissioner Maria Damanaki's visit to Athens

16/09/2010
Adoption of a draft agreement between the EU and Morocco in the agri-food and fisheries sector

15/09/2010
European Commission's proposal on fishing opportunities: why and how?

15/09/2010
Fisheries: Commission proposes fishing opportunities for the Baltic Sea for 2011

14/09/2010
Seminar 'State of European Fish Stocks in 2010'

13/09/2010
Marine Knowledge 2020: A better understanding of our seas and oceans to boost competitiveness and growth

13/09/2010
Marine Knowledge 2020

13/09/2010
Seminar on state of Europe's Fish Stocks convenes tomorrow

13/09/2010
9th Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region

09/09/2010
Meeting between Commissioners Maire Geoghegan-Quinn and Maria Damanaki and the European Marine and Maritime Science Community

08/09/2010
€45 million for EU research projects focusing on innovative and sustainable maritime activities

06/09/2010
Global Maritime Environmental Congress (GMEC), Hamburg

02/09/2010
Commissioner Damanaki to host seminar on state of Europe's Fish Stocks

02/09/2010
Moving fisheries and maritime policy forward: Commissioner Damanaki visits Germany

24/08/2010
Personal Statement of Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries [9 KB]

09/08/2010
Commission expresses concern on unilateral mackerel quota declared by Faeroe Islands

09/08/2010
The EC pays € 64 million as part of the annual contribution of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement with Mauritania

29/07/2010
Interview [706 KB]

27/07/2010
European Union signs high-seas fishery resource convention

26/07/2010
Visit of Commissioner Mrs Maria Damanaki to Athens

22/07/2010
Speech to the Presidium of the Parliamentary Committees on European Affairs, Infrastructure and Agriculture and Rural Development, Warsaw, Poland [39 KB]

08/07/2010
Plenary session of the European Parliament, Strasbourg, 8 July 2010 [27 KB]

07/07/2010
Plenary session of the European Parliament [25 KB]

07/07/2010
Commission proposes higher anchovy catches in Bay of Biscay

06/07/2010
Commission invites stakeholders to discuss Reform of the Market Policy on Fishery and Aquaculture Products

05/07/2010
North Sea and Skagerrak sandeel: Commission authorises increase in catches

02/07/2010
Commissioner Damanaki welcomes election of new ACFA chairman

29/06/2010
Press points for June Council, Luxembourg

29/06/2010
Presentation by Commissioner Damanaki at the June Council [508 KB]

28/06/2010
Preparation of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council of June 2010

23/06/2010
Mediterranean Regulation : Commission writes to member states re implementation

22/06/2010
Parliamentary Committee Meeting, Committee on Transport and Tourism [27 KB]

17/06/2010
Plenary session of the European Parliament [26 KB]

17/06/2010
Plenary session of the European Parliament [23 KB]

17/06/2010
Plenary session of the European Parliament [25 KB]

14/06/2010
EU action plan for seabirds: the Commission calls for stakeholder input to enrich the debate

09/06/2010
Speech at the EPP hearing on CFP reform

09/06/2010
Bluefin tuna: Commission closes the purse seine fishery

08/06/2010
Mediterranean Fisheries: sustainable fishing practices cannot be postponed

08/06/2010
Questions and Answers on the Mediterranean Fisheries Regulation

01/06/2010
Speech at the meeting of the EP Fisheries Committee with national parliaments

20/05/2010
Speech at the European Maritime Day Stakeholder Conference

18/05/2010
European Maritime Day 2010: a genuine stakeholders' event kicks off in Gijon, Spain

17/05/2010
Pilot version of European Atlas of the Seas to shed new light on maritime Europe

17/05/2010
Speech at European Parliament Fisheries Committee meeting

17/05/2010
Commission seeks to get fisheries management on track in 2011

06/05/2010
Global and local issues on the agenda as Commissioner Damanaki visits France

06/05/2010
Speech at UNESCO Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands

05/05/2010
Maritime safety: Commission sends a reasoned opinion to Malta on port state control

04/05/2010
Conference on the Reform of the CFP, La Coruna, 2-3 May 2010

04/05/2010
Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy : outcome of stakeholder conference to feed into ministers' debate

30/04/2010
Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy high on the agenda at events in Spain

16/04/2010
Preparation of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council of April, Luxembourg

14/04/2010
Promotion and marketing of fisheries and aquaculture products on the menu at Madrid seminars

30/03/2010
Management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea

26/03/2010
Statement by Commissioner Maria Damanaki

26/03/2010
Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of March 2010

25/03/2010
European Maritime Day Conference 2010: registration now open

24/03/2010
Speech at the Meeting of the European Parliament's Intergroup on Seas and Coastal Affairs

19/03/2010
Speech at the International Chamber of Commerce, Athens, 19 March 2010

18/03/2010
Statement by the European Commission on CITES vote on bluefin tuna

17/03/2010
Speech at the exhibition "Wherefrom, whereto – The Greeks from Hohenlohe" at the Committee of the Regions, Brussels , 16 March 2010

16/03/2010
Speech at the inaugural conference of the Blue Chamber Network - maritime expertise among European chambers of commerce and industry

11/03/2010
Current initiatives and future prospects on the agenda as Commissioner Damanaki visits Spain

08/03/2010
Fisheries: Unprecedented progress in protection of Indian Ocean fish stocks thanks to EU leadership

05/03/2010
Statement at the occasion of Commissioner Damanaki's official visit to Greece and her meeting with President of Greek Republic, Mr Karolos Papoulias and Prime Minister Mr George Papandreou, At

25/02/2010
Speech at the Plenary session of the European Parliament, Brussels, 25 February 2010

25/02/2010
Speech at the European Parliament – lunch visitors' group of Mrs Patrão Neves, Brussels, 25 February 2010

22/02/2010
Speaking notes for press conference on the Commission's proposal to the Council in view of the upcoming Conference to the Convention on international Trade in Endangered Species, Brussels, 22

22/02/2010
European Commission proposes that EU support ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna

12/02/2010
Ombudsman criticises Commission’s error concerning cod fishing quotas

10/02/2010
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09/02/2010
Speech by José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission, EP Plenary: vote on new College Strasbourg, 9 February 2010

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