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The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) is organising a seminar dedicated to the operational implementation of the European cooperation on coast guard functions.
Amendments to their Founding Regulations published on 16 September establish that the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX), the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) shall cooperate, each within their mandate, to support the national authorities carrying out coastguard functions.
The European Commission and Member States authorities responsible for fisheries control and other coast guard missions will therefore work alongside FRONTEX, EMSA and EFCA for analysing the ongoing cooperation and prepare the collaboration framework for 2017.
The seminar will be an opportunity to evaluate and share views on the implementation roadmap and the new tasks for EFCA.
When: Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 November 2016
Where: Catania (Italy). Hotel NH Parco Degli Aragonesi
Press meeting: Wednesday 30 November 2016, 16:00
The EU Agencies Network, a representative body for the 45 Agencies and Joint Undertakings, presented today at the European Parliament two new studies on the economic and political impact of the agencies in the European Union. According to these studies, the EU Agencies represent less than 0.8% of the EU’s annual budget and could save up to €200 million in costs to national administrations.
Today, the 45 EU Agencies and Joint Undertakings have presented two new studies: one analysing the cost-effectiveness of EU Agencies and how these reduce the overall costs to taxpayers and a second one on their contribution to the 2020 Juncker Agenda.
The studies were presented this morning and they will be followed by panel discussions today and tomorrow at the European Parliament (please see agenda below). President Martin Schulz and Kristalina Georgieva, Vice-President of the European Commission, are confirmed speakers at the event.
António Campinos, Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) which is currently Chair of the EU Agencies Network, said: “The EU Agencies are the familiar face of the EU for many Europeans, delivering essential services on the ground for a relatively small proportion of the overall EU budget - less than 0.8%, to be exact. In other terms, they cost €1.23 euros per EU citizen. The cost-benefit ratio is hence very positive, and as the EU Parliament study has shown, agencies save national administrations many millions every year, by delivering synergies and preventing duplication of efforts in each Member State."
Watch the streaming of the conference sessions using these links:
6 December
10.00-12.30 Welcome and introduction
14.00-15.45 Panel session: Boosting Jobs, Growth and Investment / Panel session: Citizens First!
16.15-18.00 Panel session: Justice and Home Affairs / Panel session: Innovative Europe
7 December
10.00-12.15 Summary of panel sessions and way forward
Learn more about the studies
How do EU agencies and other bodies contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy and to the Juncker Commission Agenda?
Study by Deloitte, commissioned by the EU Agencies Network
This report looks at how the Agencies contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy and the Juncker Agenda on various aspects of our everyday lives.
The Cost of Non-Agencies with Relevance to the Internal Market
Study by the Centre for Strategy & Evaluation Services, commissioned by the European Parliament
This report shows that the Agencies reduce the overall costs to taxpayers.
Today at 10.00, staff at EFCA observed a minute's silence to remember those who lost their lives in the attack in Berlin.
Mr Werner Kuhn, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Fisheries (PECH) of the European Parliament, has visited the European Agency for Fisheries Control (EFCA) for a two-day meeting (20-21 February 2017). The delegation included a group of parliamentary representatives formed by Mr José Blanco, Ms Norica Nicolai and Mr Marco Affronte, Mr Francisco Millán, Ms Lidia Senra, as well as advisors from the political groups.
The visit consisted of an analysis of the main activities carried out by the Agency and an exchange of views on present and future challenges. They were also informed of the developments of the enhanced cooperation with Frontex and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in the framework of the Coast Guard undertaking. The Executive Director of EFCA, Pascal Savouret, spoke about this new contribution and responsibilities provided by the recent amendment to the Agency’s founding regulation, which have led to a significant increase of EFCA resources.
The members of the European Parliament (MEP’s) welcomed gaining insight into the operational activities of the Agency, its systems and the monitoring of the landing obligation. Pascal Savouret noted that, according to the final data of 2016, the Agency coordinated almost 19,500 inspections, an increase of 2.500 compared to the previous year.
The visit provided a unique opportunity for the MEPs to hear detailed information on how the coordination of control systems within the EU is advancing in a positive way, as Mr Werner Kuhn stated.
The European Parliament is the only directly-elected body of the European Union. The 751 Members of the European Parliament are there to represent the European citizens. They are elected once every five years by voters right across the 28 Member States of the European Union on behalf of its 500 million citizens. The European Parliament delivers legislative, budgetary and supervisory powers.
Fisheries control authority delegates from the Baltic Sea Member States (Baltfish, chaired by Germany), the Baltic Sea Advisory Council (BSAC), representatives from the European Commission (DG Mare), a member of the European Parliament and representatives from the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) met in Hamburg on 9th March 2017 at a Joint Workshop to examine the state of play for the implementation of the landing obligation with respect to the major commercial species of the Baltic Sea: cod, salmon, herring, sprat and plaice. The landing obligation (LO) is a provision of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) which forbids fishermen to discard at sea any unwanted catches of these species, including all catches below minimum conservation reference size.
The workshop took stock of the first two years of the LO in the Baltic Sea, as well as the reporting obligations and recording of catches, compliance issues, discard data and scientific advice, the current situation and future needs. It also dealt with the main issues encountered, such as the recent introduction of plaice, the handling and storage of catches onboard and their landings, focusing on difficulties.
The technical measures and possible ways of reducing unwanted catches, including an overview of the gear trials in the Baltic Sea, were thoroughly discussed by both representatives of the industry and NGOs. The meeting agreed that for the efficient and speedy implementation of the LO, it is necessary to speed up the adoption of the Technical Measures Framework Regulation.
Baltfish recognised the promising efforts made by some Baltic Sea Member States to design innovative selective trawl gears which will dramatically reduce catches below minimum conservation reference size. The participants at the meeting noted that a certain discarding level was still prevailing in the Baltic Sea and concluded that any improvements would depend on an increased engagement of the industry as well as the possibility to develop innovative gear.
Mr. Hermann Pott, chair of the Baltfish Control Expert Group, declared: “This joint workshop is a good example of cooperation between the stakeholders and the Member States, with the support of the European Fisheries Control Agency to get closer to the satisfactory implementation of the landing obligation.”
On Thursday, 16 March 2017, the EFCA welcomed representatives of the control authorities of different GFCM Contracting Parties, namely Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, and the European Commission, Italy and Malta, assisted with the GFCM secretariat who are participating in a two-day Technical Meeting (16 – 17 May 2017) in the EFCA offices in Vigo, Spain.
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) is an intergovernmental organisation composed of 24 members (23 member countries and the European Union) established under the FAO Constitution, with a view to promote the development, conservation, rational management and best utilisation of living marine resources, as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Mediterranean, Black Sea and connecting waters.
The Technical Meeting took place within the context of the EFCA’s role in coordinating the implementation of a pilot project to implement control measures regarding the Recommendations of the GFCM in the area of the Strait of Sicily. The pilot project includes different projects for assistance to promote cooperation between the concerned authorities, included training activities.
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) took a significant step in structuring their cooperation on coast guard functions by signing a Tripartite Working Arrangement as foreseen by the amended founding regulations of the three Agencies of October last year.
The agreement sets out the framework for the enhanced synergy between the European agencies which will enable them to support in an effective and cost-efficient way the activities of more than 300 civilian and military authorities in the Member States responsible for carrying out coastguard functions in a wide range of areas such as maritime safety, security, search and rescue, border control, fisheries control, customs control, general law enforcement and environmental protection.
Aligned with their mandates Frontex, EFCA and EMSA will cooperate in sharing maritime information, providing new surveillance and communication services, building capacity, analyzing operational challenges and emerging risks in the maritime domain as well as planning and implementing multipurpose operations.
Tangible results expected from this cooperation will lead to the provision of enhanced services to MS coastguard authorities, improving their overall awareness of the maritime domain and supporting their functions in areas as search and rescue operations, surveillance activities, law enforcement, fisheries control and compliance with maritime regulations.
Furthermore, to improve the capacity of the national coast guard authorities, the three agencies will, if possible, develop guidelines, recommendations and best practice on coastguard functions and organise specialized training events.
On Wednesday, 22 March and Thursday 23 March 2017 EFCA hosted its yearly “Newcomers” training session on the implementation of the IUU Regulation in its premises in Vigo, with the participation of the EC and 23 officials from 11 Member States.
The European Fisheries Control Agency staff would like to express their deepest sympathy and solidarity to all who have been affected - to the victims themselves, and their family and friend and beyond to the British people.
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