On 22 June, the European Anglers Alliance (EAA) adopted its position paper on the need to fully and fairly include the recreational fisheries sector in the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
 
The EAA calls for the sector's inclusion in the CFP to safeguard and foster the sector’s growth and development. The sector‘s influence can also be leveraged for healthier and more natural stock structures and ecosystems.

© Picture by Joran Bal

On 16 May, the European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee adopted its amendments on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). The Committee supported the Living Rivers Europe’s call to limit the development of hydropower, especially small-scale installations. These criteria are key to make sure that the revised RED is consistent with the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy objective of restoring 25,000 km of free-flowing rivers and to restore fish migration routes.
 
The vote in the Industry, Research and Energy Committee is scheduled for 13 July, while the vote in Plenary is scheduled for September 2022. Hopefully, both votes will confirm the ENVI Committee’s position and give a strong mandate to the European Parliament to defend these criteria in the negotiations with the Council.