EC/Denmark/Greenland Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2020. Protocol

The European Parliament adopted by 666 votes to 32, with 4 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand.

In line with the recommendation made by the Committee on Fisheries, Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol.

To recall, on 16 July 2015, the European Commission adopted the proposals for renewing the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union on the one hand and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand.

The New Protocol provides for an EU financial contribution of EUR 17.8 million per year, comprising:

·        an annual amount for the access to the Greenlandic EEZ of EUR 13.17 million (calculated based on reference prices for each species) including a financial reserve of EUR 1.7 million for additional quantities of species made available by Greenland;

·        a specific amount of EUR 2.931 million provided to support Greenlandic sectoral fisheries policy. The sectoral policy support is broken down into three main areas: administration (e.g. capacity development); control and enforcement; and scientific research and advice.