Fisheries
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Portrait: Isabella Lövin – The MEP who never gives up
8 May 20134511 Fokus Stockholm -
Fishing: Western Sahara sinks EU-Morocco accord
15 December 201160PresseuropEl País -
Italy: Italian waters still dragged by illegal nets
31 October 2011119 La Repubblica Rome -
FOOD INDUSTRY: The great fish robbers have got away again
14 July 2011115 The Times London -
Environment: Fish quota system to be overhauled
2 March 2011PresseuropThe Guardian -
Fishing: Sweden and Denmark lock horns
15 November 201011PresseuropGöteborgs-Posten -
Illegal Trade: The slaves that fish for Europe
7 October 20102372 The Guardian London -
Iceland: Holy mackerel, it’s Cod Wars 2
24 August 201023 The Guardian London -
Iceland: Accession talks – and fishing row – with Brussels begin
10 August 201020PresseuropEUobserver.com -
Visions of Europe (2): Saying “Adieu” to the continent
29 December 20091087 The Daily Telegraph London -
Portugal: Nearer my cod...
15 December 2009PresseuropPúblico -
Biodiversity: Future going dark on the Black Sea
10 November 200918 Gandul Bucharest -
Oceans: Fish stocks, two schools of thought
4 August 200919 El País Madrid -
Fisheries: Somali piracy, made in Europe
27 July 2009231 Die Welt Berlin
Since her election to the European Parliament in 2009, the Swedish MEP Isabella Lövin has pursued just one goal: to stop overfishing. Even if she has to upset the routines of elected officials and throw certain local communities out of work. 
The EU banned drift nets in 2002 to protect Mediterranean wildlife and paid out compensation to the fishers. But for many of the recipients, the tuna and swordfish fisheries are far too lucrative. And so they are getting around the ban, with the help of the Mafia. 
The EU plans to overhaul its fishing policy to stop complete depletion of our overfished seas. But the weight of industrial lobbies and the short-sightedness of some member states will make this a hard task. 
Pirate fishing ships that exploit human labour in appalling conditions are operating off unprotected waters in West Africa. An environmental organisation has revealed that much of their catch is destined for the European market. 
Reminiscent of the cod wars of the seventies, Scotland and Norway are urging the EU to impose sanctions on Iceland and the Faroe Islands, accused of gobbling up North Atlantic fish stocks. 
Furious with a £14 billion contribution to the bureaucrats of far-off Brussels, lagging behind Norway in GDP, some Englanders have had enough with the European project. Dreaming of the day when Britain becomes an offshore paradise for global investors, Tory MEP Daniel Hannan gives 10 reasons to leave the EU. 
Once a trove of marine biodiversity, the Black Sea is now losing its sturgeon, sharks and dolphins – after having driven its seals and shrimp to extinction. The culprits are pollution, overfishing and poaching. 
The UN and European Commission have sounded the alarm: overfishing has reduced wild fish stocks to critical levels. But this does not go far enough for some NGOs who campaign against "the emptying of our seas." Ranged against them, fishing industry representatives downplay reports of a crisis and pledge to abide by norms. While the world waits for stocks to regenerate, aquaculture may offer some hope for a solution. 
Pirate attacks and hijackings off the Somali coast have received widespread media attention. Less is said, however, about the European trawlers "looting" Africa's territorial waters, hurting local fishermen. Die Welt calls it piracy in another form.