This Week in Fisheries — Brussels (#13, 2026)
Council schedules informal Agriculture and Fisheries meeting; Parliamentary committees issue draft opinions on cohesion, fisheries and maritime fund regulation.
April 05, 2026 to April 11, 2026
Council schedules informal Agriculture and Fisheries meeting; Parliamentary committees issue draft opinions on cohesion, fisheries and maritime fund regulation.
📋 In This Week's Newsletter
• 📅 This Week's Calendar in Brussels
• 🤝 EU Council
• ✒️ EP Committee Work
• 📚 What We're Reading This Week
This Week's Calendar in Brussels
- Committee on Fisheries (PECH): On April 15, the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries (PECH) is scheduled to meet. Agenda includes: Chair’s announcements; Empowering France to accede to the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles; *** End of electronic vote ***.
- Committee on Fisheries (PECH): On April 15, the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries (PECH) is scheduled to meet. Agenda includes: * * *; Chair’s announcements; Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community (2025–2029).
EU Council
Council announces informal Agriculture and Fisheries ministers’ meeting for May
The Council of the European Union confirmed that an informal meeting of agriculture ministers under the Agriculture and Fisheries Council configuration will take place on 3 May 2026. The agenda has not been published. This meeting follows ongoing discussions on the future of the Common Fisheries Policy and related funding instruments.
EP Committee Work
ITRE and SANT committees publish draft opinions on the European Fund for cohesion, agriculture, rural, fisheries and maritime policy 2028-2034
On 7 April 2026, the Committee on Public Health (SANT) and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) published draft opinions regarding the proposal for a regulation establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for 2028-2034 (COM(2025)0565, 2025/0240(COD)). Rapporteurs Victor Negrescu (SANT) and Jana Nagyová (ITRE) addressed the integration of fisheries and maritime sectors into the broader fund architecture. The draft opinions include proposed amendments on flexibility for Member States, regional anchoring of fisheries policy, and measurable indicators for performance monitoring. The regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and aims to ensure coherence between fisheries, maritime, and other sectoral objectives under the next multiannual financial framework.
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What We're Reading This Week
- AKVA group ASA: Announcement of strategic review: AKVA group ASA launches a strategic review, potentially signaling major changes in company direction or ownership structure.
- European Maritime Day 2026: European Maritime Day 2026 will spotlight sustainable blue economy initiatives, fostering collaboration among maritime stakeholders across Europe.
