The European Parliament adopted by 627 votes to 33, with 27 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) concerning the membership of the Union in the Extended Commission of the Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna.
In line with the recommendation by the Committee on Fisheries, the European Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement.