Government demands fishing reforms

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The Government is calling for serious reform of the "fundamentally broken" rules which govern fishing in the EU, ahead of new European Commission proposals on the policy.

 

The commission is publishing its plans for reforming the Common Fisheries Policy this week, with protracted negotiations over the proposals expected in the next two years.

 

Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon has said he wanted to see different parts of the EU given more control over fisheries to reflect regional differences across Europe and an end to "micro-managing" by Brussels.

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