Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Environment and Mediterranean" produced 34 items.
| 1. Shows of strength in the Mediterranean | September 29, 2011 |
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At a crucial time for talks on the future of Cyprus, Turkey is showing that it is not afraid to take on either the EU or Israel. Emboldened by its rising profile and... |
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| 2. On the horizon | June 30, 2011 |
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The Commission does its bit for recycling. Who says the European Commission isn't doing enough to promote recycling? The research and innovation department gave people the... | |
| 3. Green groups criticise tuna quota deal | November 28, 2010 |
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Fishing nations decide on a minimal reduction in quotas for Atlantic bluefin tuna.
Conservationists have denounced
as “business-as-usual” an agreement on... |
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| 4. Call to cut back tuna permits | October 21, 2010 |
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Fisheries commissioner wants to scale back quotas on Mediterranean bluefin tuna. Maria Damanaki, the European commissioner for fisheries, is to call for “a substantial... |
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| 5. Five member states in hot water over fishing rules | June 24, 2010 |
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Maria Damanaki, the European commissioner for fisheries, has reprimanded five Mediterranean member states for failing to curb unsustainable fishing in the sea. The... |
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| 6. Fewer European fish in danger | May 17, 2010 |
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European Commission reports decline in number of species at grave risk. The number of fish species in European waters that have reached dangerously low levels has fallen... | |
| 7. Member states back bluefin tuna trade ban | March 10, 2010 |
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Decision comes ahead of international convention on endangered species. EU member states have agreed to support a trade ban in bluefin tuna from 2011, bringing an end... |
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| 8. Division over severity of ban on trade in tuna | February 25, 2010 |
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Commission resolves its differences but member states divided over exemptions. National governments will argue next week over the scope and severity of a proposed ban on... |
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| 9. Commission calls for bluefin tuna trade ban | February 22, 2010 |
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Proposal would ban industrial vessels from catching the at-risk species in the Mediterranean. The European Commission today called for a ban on trade in bluefin tuna from... |
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| 10. Commission to call for ban on trade in bluefin tuna | February 18, 2010 |
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The Commission decides to back a ban on trade in bluefin tune. The European Commission is set to throw its weight behind a near-total trade ban in bluefin tuna in a bid to... |
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| 11. Too scared of fishermen to protect tuna | January 14, 2010 |
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A moment of truth is at hand for the European Commission Timidity and procrastination are once again the order of the day for the European Commission in the face of protests... | |
| 12. An approach that must be cast aside | September 24, 2009 |
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Bluefin tuna is a litmus test of the EU's ability to reform the much-maligned common fisheries policy. And it cannot afford to fail. In the European Union, there is good... | |
| 13. Is it the end of the line for tuna? | July 30, 2009 |
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Bluefin tuna has been overfished for decades and could disappear from European waters, taking the EU's credibility on fisheries with it. The European Union's Common... |
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| 14. Mediterranean bluefin tuna on the verge of ‘collapse' | April 16, 2009 |
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The Mediterranean bluefin tuna is in danger of being wiped out, conservationists warned as the fishing season opened yesterday (15 April). The highly-prized fish, a staple... |
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| 15. Prize EU tuna 'on verge of disappearing' | April 15, 2009 |
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As fishing season begins, environmentalists warn that Mediterranean bluefin tuna could be wiped out within three years.
The Mediterranean bluefin tuna is in danger of... | |
| 16. Can the EU's latest agency save Europe's fish? | July 31, 2008 |
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The Community Fisheries Control Agency opened in Spain this month but faces a daunting task in preventing a collapse in Europe's fish stocks. Dodgy data, slapdash inspection... |
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| 17. Powering Europe, with Africa's aid | July 11, 2008 |
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The Mediterranean Union could help Europe switch to clean energy.
Many Europeans assume that renewables can only supply a modest share of Europe's energy in the... | |
| 18. Commission vigilance on Mediterranean fishermen | May 22, 2008 |
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Conservationists fear stock will collapse. Spring days in the Mediterranean start the annual rush for bluefin tuna. During the peak season (May and June) more than 600 boats... | |
| 19. Member states wrangle over immigrants rescued at sea | April 30, 2008 |
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Disagreement over responsibility; agency experts left in ‘stand-by mode'. Disagreements over who should be responsible for looking after rescued immigrants are delaying... |
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| 20. Harmony replaces discord at the European Council | March 19, 2008 |
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Concessions made to the concerns of energy-intensive industries. Last week's summit might have been dedicated to St Francis of Assisi. It did not achieve a great deal but,... |
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