EC/Côte d’Ivoire Fisheries Partnership Agreement: implementation of the Agreement 2018-2024. Protocol

2018/0267(NLE)

The Committee on Fisheries adopted the report by João FERREIRA (GUE/NGL, PT) on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (2018-2024).

The committee recommended that the European Parliament give its consent to conclusion of the protocol.

The protocol’s aim is to enable the Union and the Côte d'Ivoire to work more closely on promoting a sustainable fisheries policy, sound exploitation of fisheries resources in Ivorian waters, and Côte d'Ivoire's efforts to develop a blue economy.