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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I believe that the resolution on the adoption of management measures for Mediterranean fishery resources, which we shall put to the vote in this Chamber tomorrow, is of great economic, social and environmental importance.
As has been mentioned, the current regulation dates back to 1994 and was already considered obsolete even then. How dare we carry on blaming fishermen for apparently jeopardising the environmental sustainability of the fishing industry if the rules, Mr President, are anachronistic and inadequate in the current context, and if no progress has been made on what the European Parliament voted for a year ago?
The fishing industry does not want discrimination. Instead, it wants to feel that the European Union is on its side and is aware of its unique features. Let us think of the great difference in the form and depth of the seabed off the Adriatic and the Atlantic coasts, the issue of multispecies fishing, and the long-standing problem of fish sizes, when rules on mesh and net sizes are already being obeyed. Lastly, but just as importantly, let us remember that different rules are in force for countries that have Mediterranean coastlines but do not belong to the European Union and that, in the absence of balanced bilateral agreements, they result in double standards in the same fishing grounds. We should have put an end to these obvious discrepancies a long time ago.
We therefore hope that this resolution will lead the Council – whom we respect and trust – to send out the long-awaited signal as soon as possible."@en1
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