EU ministers land fish quotas deal
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'Fair deal' begins to tackle problem of crews being forced to dump dead fish, minister claims
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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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European Union ministers rejected proposals to declare huge swathes of ocean off-limits for trawlers, settling instead Wednesday for less drastic alternatives in an attempt to protect threatened fish such as the once-common cod.
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The UK should support  a European Commission proposal to close fishing grounds to save cod stocks, a former fisheries minister says.
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By GRAEME SMITH  ROSS Finnie, the Fisheries Minister, has pledged he will resist any European Commission proposals on the restrictions on next year's catches which are not based on sound science and do not ref lect the realities of the Scottish fishing industry.
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Food producers and government sign an agreement to freeze prices for a range of basic foodstuffs.
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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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The European Unionâs head office today proposed unprecedented bans on fishing in popular northern waters to safeguard threatened species such as the common cod, a traditional dinner favourite from Sweden to Portugal.
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The Scottish fishing industry gives a cautious welcome to EU fishing quotas aimed at rewarding conservation.
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EU ministers allow fishermen to catch more cod in the North Sea, against environmentalists' recommendations.
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The key to saving dwindling European fish stocks is for people to consume less fish, conservationists say.
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Cabinet has approved the text of the European Constitution.
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British fishermen have praised new EU fishing quotas agreed after marathon negotiations in Brussels on Wednesday. The deal reached by ministers means cod fishing grounds in the North Sea, Irish Sea and the
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European Union foreign ministers on  Monday agreed sanctions on Iran to raise pressure over its  nuclear program but also held open the door to fresh talks.
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The European Union has set maximum fishing catches for next year in a deal decried by environmental campaigners as a scandal that will further endanger dangerously low stocks.
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EU environment ministers agree in principle to cut emissions by 20% by 2020, and seek a global 30% cut.
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EU ministers ended 18 months of squabbling on Tuesday over new rules for organic farming and came up with a labeling system that will tell consumers exactly what they are buying.