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EU failing to enforce illegal fishing rules, say campaigners

EU failing to enforce illegal fishing rules, say campaigners



Activists says EU court ruling on transparency makes mockery of laws to protect the environmentCampaigners have said that the EU is failing to enforce rules on illegal fishing, and allowing member states to conceal information that could help uncover breaches of fishing law.The court of justice of the EU ruled on Thursday that member states could keep vital details of their implementation of fishing rules under wraps, in a blow to environmental campaigners hoping to use the information to show whether the regulations are working. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/sep/06/eu-failing-to-enforce-fishing-rules-say-campaigners

Author : Fiona Harvey Environment editor

Publish date : 2024-09-06 10:39:44

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