25 June 2004
December 10, 2013
25 June 2004
The European Parliament, in plenary session, vots the deep-fishing regulation. MEPs vote in favor of the compromise amendment that removes the ban on bottom trawling with 342 votes against 326. But the real surprise comes with the results MEP by MEP. Some voted for the amendment while they had publicly spoken against deep-sea bottom trawling. As foolish as it may seem, they were mistaken and thought to vote for a “harmless” amendment, while it made the ban of bottom trawling “fall”, therefore they could not vote on it. The vote is corrected: 343 against 330. This is a win … that will only count for the archives.