EU/São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution from 13 May 2011 to 12 May 2014. Protocol

The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and São Tomé and Príncipe.

In the interests of transparency, Parliament asks to be better informed about the work carried out by the Joint Committee. In this regard, it calls on the Commission to facilitate the participation of representatives of Parliament as observers in the meetings of the Joint Committee. The Commission is called upon to submit to Parliament and the Council, during the final year of application of the Protocol and before the opening of negotiations for its renewal, a full report on its implementation, without unnecessary restrictions on access to this document.

Lastly, Parliament calls on the Commission and Council, in the context of their respective powers, to keep it immediately and fully informed at all stages of the procedures relating to the Protocol and to renewal thereof.