Press Release: Commission calls for urgent improvement as report shows substantial increase in breaches to CFP rules in 2003

The European Commission on 30 May 2005 published fourth annual report on serious breaches to the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which showed that the number of such detected breaches went up from 6,756 in 2002 to 9,502 in 2003 (see Memo/05/183).

European Commission: Press Release: MEMO/05/183, Serious infringements of the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in 2003 - Questions and Answers http://The European Commission adopted today a proposal for a new process to select European Capitals of Culture. When in place, the new regulation will strengthen the competitive element of the selection process, increase the role of the selection panel, introduce a monitoring phase, make the selection criteria clearer, and increase the emphasis on a European dimension.

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