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Mr President, honourable Members, Mr Varela Suanzes-Carpegna was right to note at the very outset that the one person missing today is the rapporteur, Mr Cunha, whom I am therefore unable to thank personally for his report on our communication on fisheries partnership agreements. Since becoming a Member of the European Parliament, Mr Cunha has done splendid work in drafting a whole array of reports on fisheries matters, for which we owe him a debt of gratitude.
When I read the report, I was glad to note that the Commission and Parliament are pursuing the same objectives by way of future fisheries agreements. The Commission has always taken the view that the sustainability of fisheries needs to be ensured not only in Community waters, but also outside them. This agreement, therefore, is intended to put a greater emphasis than in the past on the environment, but without neglecting economic and social objectives. Deep-sea fishing is crucial to the economies of many coastal regions in the Community, and so support for it needs to continue.
The report calls on the Commission to draw up a sound financial chapter, and also to regard a financial contribution as both part of a trade agreement and as development aid. With that I can wholeheartedly agree, but let me say, for the avoidance of misunderstandings, that the financial contribution is, on the one hand, to be paid in respect of the fisheries rights that are conceded and, on the other, is meant to help the third country to manage its stocks in a sustainable manner. It is to be credited to the third country’s budget. The Commission will then give the country with which the agreement is concluded active support in the form of know-how, enabling it, for example, to make fisheries controls more efficient or to improve research into the condition of stocks. I am convinced that new partnership agreements of this kind will be of great benefit both to the developing countries and to the Community."@en1
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