Questioning the effectiveness of the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Published on by eufinacco and Paul StephensonTwo special reports published this month by the European Court of Auditors question the added value of the EU budget when channelled through fisheries and regional development programmes, to projects aiming to protect and improve aquaculture, and biodiversity more generally. ‘Each year the EU produces about 1,3 million tonnes of fish from aquaculture, and the sector has a turnover […]