EU Ministers Open Marathon Debate on Fishing Quotas
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EU ministers kicked off a traditional  negotiating marathon Tuesday to decide how much to cut fish  catches in 2005 and allow chronically depleted species a chance  to rejuvenate after years of overfishing.
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The Scottish fishing industry gives a cautious welcome to EU fishing quotas aimed at rewarding conservation.
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Environmental activists protest outside an EU building, saying planned cuts in fishing quotas do not go far enough.
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Twenty-two African countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean want help from Europe to protect their waters from illegal fishing by foreign boats, the head of a regional body said on Friday.
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European Union  fisheries ministers thrash out a deal on national fishing catches for 2005.
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The recently appointed members of the new European Commission are meeting for the first time in Brussels on Friday. Amongst these is Maltese European Commissioner Dr. Joe Borg who has been assigned the fisheries and maritime affairs ...
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European Union nations said Monday they will send boats and fishing experts to tsunami-devastated areas to help relaunch a fishing industry hurt by the Dec. 26 Asian disaster.
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Global conservation group WWF described as a "scandal" Sunday suggestions by French President Nicolas Sarkozy that EU fishing quotas be eased, saying the limits must if anything be toughened.
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FISHERMEN still reeling from calls for them to be banned from a third of all UK waters are to be hit with a fresh wave of quota cuts and fierce regulations.
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EU interior ministers began talks on  Tuesday on how to deal with illegal migrants stranded at sea  amid what Malta called a &quot;free for all&quot; among member states  about who should take them in.
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'Fair deal' begins to tackle problem of crews being forced to dump dead fish, minister claims
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Skilled workers would face competition for jobs from outside the EU, under plans being considered by ministers.
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EU ministers allow fishermen to catch more cod in the North Sea, against environmentalists' recommendations.
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Newcastle scientists urge the EU to ban fishermen catching fish which are later thrown back into the sea.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Saturday he wants to use his country's upcoming presidency of the European Union to thrash out an agreement on changing the fishing quotas system.
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Ministers prepare for a battle in Parliament on the EU treaty, after it was agreed by EU leaders in Lisbon.
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Britain strongly attacked "devastating" proposals by the European Union executive to ban cod fishing in parts of the North Sea as EU fisheries ministers prepared for annual talks on quotas.