The negotiations on Malta's fisheries chapter, are still at an early stage, and thus it is not likely that this chapter would be closed in the next weeks. The derogation requested by Malta to have a 25-mile conservation zone around the island, where there would be no fishing from foreign fishermen, and where fishing by the Maltese would also be controlled, is not likely to be granted by the EU, sources close to the Council told EUobserver. This is set to leave a drastic effect on the fisherie...
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