Brussels, April 15 – On the background of soaring operating costs sparked by the Iran war Seafood Europe calls on the European Commission to accelerate its work of regulatory simplification, ease already adopted legislation that further increase administrative costs and to facilitate import of raw material via finalization of trade agreements and by strengthening instruments…
Brussels, 1 December – EBCD and the EU Seafood Alliance (Europêche, EAPO, FEAP and Seafood Europe) met with Costas Kadis, Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, to discuss their shared priorities for the future of consumption of EU aquatic food in the EU. With the Vision 2040 for Fisheries and Aquaculture now included in the European…
“Aquatic foods provide unique micronutrients that can help secure healthy diets. It’s about time we harnessed aquatic foods to their full capacity to deliver ecological, economic and nutrition benefits around the world”, M. Barange, FAO The EU aquatic food sector is at a crossroads. In the coming years, Europe will face crucial decisions that willshape…
On 3 September, a coalition of leading organisations active in fisheries and aquaculture – EBCD, Europêche, EAPO, FEAP, and AIPCE.CEP – formally launched a joint call for an EU Action Plan on Blue Foods at the European Parliament (Brussels – Belgium). The organisations urged EU policymakers to take decisive action to integrate aquatic foods into…
Brussels, 19 February 2026 — Seafood Europe together with European fisheries and aquaculture organisations have urged EU leaders to increase funding for the sector in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028–2034, warning that current proposals risk severely undermining its future. In a joint letter to top EU officials, industry representatives expressed concern that the…
