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Mr President, I would like to underscore once again my satisfaction at the manner in which Parliament has cooperated on this important dossier. Our shared objective is to achieve sustainability of fisheries in the Mediterranean. We owe this to our fishermen and also to the maintenance of a sustainable marine ecosystem to be able to support this activity.
Through a constructive dialogue, we have explored the avenues to finding some technical solutions to what before seemed to be intractable difficulties. I would like to underline that the aim of the proposal is to create a conservation plan for the Mediterranean. We achieved this through finding a balance and we have instituted measures to protect small-scale fisheries in particular. For example, fishing for bianchetto continues to be allowed in our proposal, but with selective gear, not with trawls.
With the advent of the new Parliament and when I took office, I had to decide what to do regarding the Mediterranean proposal. It was decided at that time that rather than withdrawing the original proposal, we would leave it on the table, but adopt a flexible approach. That is exactly what we did and, to this effect, we have worked very closely with the Fisheries Committee. We have taken on board the amendments proposed by the Fisheries Committee as a package. We have also taken on board a number of other amendments from individual MEPs. Consultations have been carried out in an extensive manner with representatives of the sector for the Mediterranean, both by the Fisheries Committee and by the Commission.
We are discussing with the Member States with a view to having the proposal adopted as early as the June Council. We are making significant progress and we can accept certain other amendments to sensitise the regulation even further to the specificities of Mediterranean fisheries, but without forgoing the fundamental principle of sustainability.
We, the Community, have a responsibility to set a credible and strong example. We will continue to work with our partners in the Mediterranean Sea to convince them of the need to adopt measures along the same lines as ours. We have set up the Medisamac as a forum, bringing together most Mediterranean littoral States. We have strengthened the GFCM to be able to use it as a tool to achieve common standards, and we are working to establish a regional advisory council for the Mediterranean, which will work further in this direction.
The Community has to set an example. It has to take the lead in the Mediterranean. Once the regulation is adopted, we will work within the GFCM and with individual third countries through our very good relations with them on all fronts, based now on partnership and neighbourhood, to adopt measures on the same lines as these and to have a level playing field for the Mediterranean.
In conclusion, my appreciation goes to all of you, and in particular the rapporteur, for her tireless work. You have come up with a proposal that I will clearly defend in the forthcoming discussions in the Council."@en1
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