EU/São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution from 23 May 2014 to 22 May 2018. Protocol

The Committee on Fisheries adopted the report by João FERREIRA (GUE/NGL, PT) on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe.

The committee recommended that the European Parliament gave its approval to the conclusion of the Protocol.

Members asked that Parliament be immediately and fully informed of developments at all stages of the procedures relating to the Protocol and its renewal. They proposed that an annual report should be submitted to Parliament and the Council on the results of the multiannual sectoral programme referred to in Article 3 of the Protocol, as well as on compliance by Member States with the catch reporting requirements.