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  • Serving up Solutions

    Monday, January 23 2012, 7pm

    Launch of Fish2fork Brussels and dinner dialogue on seafood sourcing and the CFP reform hosted by Linda McAvan MEP (S&D). Read the inivitation

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  • MEP Awards

    NOVEMBER 29 2011

    Now in their seventh year, the annual MEP awards bring together members of the European parliament, EU stakeholders and industries and EU institutional staff to celebrate the work and highlight the outstanding achievements of MEPs over the last year.

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  • European Parliament hearing on fishery resources and fleet management

    NOVEMBER 23 2011

    The Fisheries Committee (PECH) of the European Parliament  (EP) is holding a public hearing on "Management of fisheries resources and fishing fleet in the EU in the context of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform".

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  • Reform of the CFP at KSLA, Stockholm, Sweden

    November 23 2011, 13:00-17:15

     

    The Royal Academy for Forestry and Agriculture in Sweden will host an event discussing the Common Fisheries Policy reform, with a particular focus on minimising bycatch and the Commission proposals for a discard ban.
     
    Speakers include Commissioner Damanaki, the Swedish agriculture Minister Eskil Erlandsson, and the chairs of the BS RAC and the NS RAC.
     
    The meeting will be conducted in Swedish, Norwegian and English, with no translation.
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  • Making the CFP work for Low Impact Fisheries

    November 22 2011

     

    In the context of the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) OCEAN2012 founding member, Seas at Risk, is hosting a lunch time event at the European Parliament in Brussels. Join us to hear the views of Commissioner Maria Damanaki, Members of the European Parliament and other key stakeholders on how Low Impact Fisheries can be promoted through the reform of the CFP.
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  • Workshop on environmentally harmful subsidies

    NOVEMBER 22 2011

    OCEAN2012 member group NABU will host a workshop on ending environmentally harmful subsidies as a prerequisite to sustainable development. Markus Knigge will speak on behalf of OCEAN2012 on the subsidies regime. The workshop will be held in German.

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  • Fishy business – Time to reform EU fisheries policy?

    Wednesday, November 9 2011, 15.00 to 17.00

     

    The European Policy Centre is holding a policy dialogue, 'Fishy business - Time to reform EU fisheries policy?', on the Common Fisheries Policy reform together with The Pew Environment Group. Speakers will include Commissioner Damanaki, Markus Knigge (advisor to the Pew Environment Group), MEP Maria do Céu Patrão Neves, Guy Vernaeve of Europeche and German Jeub of the German Federal Ministry.
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  • Slow Fish Fair

    Nov 4-6 2011

    The Slow Fish Fair on sustainable fish products (a Slow Food event) is taking place in Bremen. OCEAN2012 members EED and Fair Oceans as well as OCEAN2012 country co-ordinator for Germany Nina Wolf will present photo exhibitions, inform the public on fisheries policy and the CFP reform, participate in public political debates and in a meeting with European small scale fishermen from the Baltic and the North Sea. 

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  • Overfishing and dying oceans are in the media spotlight as never before. Will it change anything?

    October 25 2011, 19:00

    The Frontline Club in London is organising a debate on overfishing and dying oceans, sponsored by Communications Inc. Will the increased spotlight on marine damage bring real change? Or is the ocean just the latest 'fad', as climate change issues fall out of favour with editors and politicians? Media, campaigning and policy experts will discuss the growing focus on 'blue' issues, including OCEAN2012 UK co-ordinator Ian Campbell will be speaking, along with Will Andersen of Hugh's Fish Fight. 

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  • European Parliament hearing on small-scale and coastal fisheries

    Oct 10-11 2011

    Socio-economic viability and solutions for small-scale and coastal fisheries in the EU in the context of CFP reform.

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