Illustrutation showing the trade of shark and ray fins in the EU, including the import, export and transit of fins

AGRI Committee Meeting - Exchange of views with Maltese Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, on the priorities of the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) hearing on ' The Conclusions of the Agricultural Markets Task Force - AMTF '

Press Conference of Czeslaw Adam SIEKIERSKI (EPP, PL) following the AGRI Committee meeting.

Plenary session week 10 2016 in Strasbourg  Price crisis in Europe's pig meat sector

DANTIN, Michel (EPP, FR); SIEKIERSKI, Czeslaw Adam (EPP, PL); DE CASTRO, Paolo (S&D, IT); MOI, Giulia (EFDD, IT)

AGRI Committee 'Final Trilogue on the Zootechnical dossier'

Phil HOGAN - Commissioner in charge of  Agriculture & Rural Development, Markus FERBER

Markus FERBER meets a Group of Farmers

An employee of a fish farm remove bones from trouts. The farm received a financial aid by the European Union.

Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ (EPP, ES), Chair of PECH Committee of the European Parliament, reacts to the adoption by the European Commission of the European Ocean Pact today. The European Ocean Pact is a comprehensive strategy to better protect the ocean, promote a thriving blue economy and support the well-being of people living in coastal areas. The Pact brings together EU ocean policies under one single reference framework, addressing the significant threats facing our ocean, our coastal communities, islands and outermost regions.

European Oceans Pact: statement by Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ (EPP, ES), Chair of PECH Committee

This infoclip illustrates the trade of shark and ray fins in the EU, including the import, export and transit of fins.

Infoclip: End of the trade of shark and ray fins in the EU

The PECH Committee (Committee on Fisheries), in association with the ENVI and PETI Committees holds a public hearing on the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) "Stop Finning – Stop the Trade".The initiative was officially submitted to the European Commission in January after having gathered the support of over 1.1 million signatures with the minimum threshold reached in 15 Member States. It calls on the Commission to propose legal measures to end the trade of shark and ray fins in the EU, including the import, export and transit of fins, other than if naturally attached to the animal's body, notably by extending the scope of Regulation (EU) No 605/2013. Ambiance shots of the protest in front of the EP (27/03), statements by statement by Asger CHRISTENSEN (Renew, DK), Vice-Chair of PECH Committee, by Dr. Nils KLUGER, Spokesperson of STOP FINNING - STOP THE TRADE and by Stefanie BRENDL, Executive Director Shark Allies and extracts from the exchange of views

European Citizens’ Initiative - “Stop Finning – Stop the trade": statement by Asger CHRISTENSEN (Renew, DK), Vice-Chair of PECH , by Dr. Nils KLUGER, Spokesperson of Stop Finning - Stop the trade and by Stefanie BRENDL, Executive Director Sh

Accounting for 17 % of the global average per capita intake of animal protein, fisheries products support many people's livelihoods and make a significant contribution to food security. However, the share of stock fished at unsustainable levels has tripled since 1974. Economic losses from the depletion of fish stocks are estimated at US$83 billion. A reduction in fishing capacity and effort would contribute to the recovery of stocks, yet many governments of fishing countries continue to support the sector with harmful fishery subsidies. Subsidies that directly increase fishing capacity and may lead to overfishing are estimated at about US$22 billion worldwide. Although there are no specific global rules on fisheries subsidies, they are currently governed by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.

EPRS - Phasing out harmful fishery subsidies

This infoclip illustrates poultry meat processing Source: European Council

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