EC/Solomon Islands Fisheries Partnership Agreement

2010/0094(NLE)

The European Parliament adopted a resolution in which it gives its consent to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands. It recommends the European Parliament to give its consent to the Agreement.

With a view to increasing transparency, Parliament asks to be better informed of the work carried out by the Joint Committee provided for in the Agreement. It calls on the Commission to send it the conclusions of the meetings and proceedings of the Joint Committee, as well as the multiannual sectoral programme referred to in the Protocol and the findings of the annual assessments. It also calls for representatives of its Committee on Fisheries and of its Committee on Development, acting as observers, to attend meetings and proceedings of the Joint Committee.

Lastly, Parliament calls on the Commission to submit an implementation review of the Agreement to Parliament and the Council in the final year of application of the Protocol, before negotiations are opened on the renewal of the Agreement.