Agreement on an important new management plan for the Baltic Sea has stalled because of an ongoing row between Members of the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers over the setting of catches to achieve maximum sustainable yield (MSY) for Baltic stocks.
There has been a long-running stand-off between the MEPs and Council over who should have precedence over fisheries management decisions ever since the Lisbon Treaty introduced co-decision making involving both bodies.
So serious is the rift that legal proceedings have been invoked and a special Task Force set up to try to find a solution.
The latest impasse has come after negotiations spread over several meetings between the European Parliament, Council and the Commission on a draft multiannual plan for Baltic Sea cod, herring and sprat.
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