EU overfishing is decided behind closed doors

09 January, 2024

EU fisheries ministers exclude the public. The countries’ mutual positions are kept secret. We citizens are not allowed to influence the decisions that are decisive for the ocean and the planet. The fishing quotas are set over a couple of hectic days and usually exceed the advice of science.

Deep Sea Reporter has exclusively interviewed the EU’s own Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly, who condemns the lack of transparency…

Reportage: Peter Löfgren
Editing: Helena Fredriksson
Photo: Leif Eiranson
Archive: European Union
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