“The EU ignores our tuna fleet”: The socio-economic assessments of major EU tuna trade agreements fail to consider the impact on the EU long-distance fishing fleet

by Europeche | Sep 25, 2026 | News

@Ifremer The European tuna fleet is missing from EU trade impact assessments Europêche’s review of Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIAs) for major tuna-related EU trade negotiations shows three recurring gaps. For Indonesia and the Philippines, the quantitative...

Europêche and ETF call for urgent extension of fuel aid for the EU fishing sector

by Europeche | Sep 25, 2026 | News

Europêche and ETF, the EU Social Partners for the fishing sector, are calling on the European Commission to urgently extend and adapt existing fuel support measures as exceptionally high fuel prices continue to put severe pressure on fishing companies across the EU....

Europêche and ETF call for timely renewal of the EU-Mauritania fisheries protocol

by Europeche | Sep 24, 2026 | News

Europêche and ETF, the EU Social Partners for the fishing sector, are calling on the European Commission to ensure the timely renewal of the EU-Mauritania Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement, which expires on 14 November 2026. The EU and Mauritania have a...

Fisheries and aquatic foods disappear from the 2026 State of the Union address

by Europeche | Sep 18, 2026 | News

The European Union Seafood Alliance (EUSeA), bringing together EAPO, Europêche, FEAP and Seafood Europe, regrets that fisheries, aquaculture and seafood were not mentioned in European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s 2026 State of the Union address, despite...

Europêche welcomes Parliament’s strong call to revise the CFP

by Europeche | Sep 17, 2026 | News

Europêche, the leading EU association representing the fishing sector, fully endorses the resolution adopted today by the European Parliament on the evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and its follow-up1. The vote sends a clear cross-party message:...