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Brexit fishing row threatens to boil over - Germany promises to take hardline over quotas

Brexit fishing row threatens to boil over - Germany promises to take hardline over quotas Simon Osborne Replay Video UP NEXT EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius said the negotiations should be concluded as soon as possible and that an agreement can be reached on future fish catches in the coming weeks. After consultations with the national EU ministers Mr Sinkevicius said: We are still confident that we can agree on final fishing quotas for 2021 before the end of March. The current chairman of the EU Fisheries Council, Portugal s Minister for Marine Affairs Ricardo Serrao Santos, stressed that the negotiations had to be concluded as soon as possible.

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Brexit fishing row threatens to boil over as Germany takes hardline over quotas | Politics | News

Brexit fishing row threatens to boil over as Germany takes hardline over quotas | Politics | News
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European Commission takes Germany to court for failing to protect nature

news European Commission takes Germany to court for failing to protect nature Africanews 22/02/2021 © Getty via Canva The skeleton of a dead harbour porpoise. The species is Germany s only native whale . The European Commission is taking Germany to the European Court of Justice for violating nature and conservation laws. The EU has long warned Germany that its efforts to protect nature under the Flora-Fauna-Habitats Directive were not adequate. On Thursday, it decided to take the country to court for not respecting its conservation obligations. The Habitats Directive requires countries to designate special protection areas to conserve rare, threatened or native flora and fauna. More than 1,000 animal and plant species, as well as 200 types of habitat, are protected by the law.

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