EU/Liberia Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Implementation Protocol from 9 December 2015 to 8 December 2020
2015/0224(NLE)
The European Parliament adopted by 584 votes to 35, with 43 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia and the Implementation Protocol thereto.
In line with the recommendation made by the Committee on Fisheries, Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement and its Protocol.
The aim of the Agreement is to strengthen cooperation between the EU and Liberia in promoting the introduction of responsible fisheries to ensure the sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources in the Liberian fishing zone, in the interests of both parties.