Italy warned of court action over fishing

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Series Details 30.9.11
Publication Date 30/09/2011
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The European Commission warning Italy in September 2011 that it risked heavy court fines for its alleged failure to stop large-scale illegal fishing with driftnets that were banned from European waters two decades ago.
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ESO: Background information: EU agents target illegal Sicilian tuna fishing http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-agents-target-illegal-sicilian-tuna-fishing/
European Commission: RAPID: Press Release, IP/11/1088: Fisheries: Commission seeks Italy's compliance with Court ruling on illegal use of drift-nets in the Mediterranean http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/1088&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
La Repubblica, 31.10.11: Italian waters still dragged by illegal nets (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/1123061-italian-waters-still-dragged-illegal-nets
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