Europe. Ireland. France. Spain. Iceland and Faroe Islands threatened over mackerel dispute with EU. The EU plans to bring forward its decision on sanctions against Iceland and the Faroe Islands over the ongoing mackerel dispute.
Irish officials say it will be difficult to discuss fishing in Iceland’s accession talks before the dispute is resolved. A two-day summit of European fisheries and agriculture ministers began in Brussels yesterday, RÚV reported. At the end of the first day, Ireland’s fisheries and agriculture minister, Simon Coveney, told RTÉ that the attendees had discussed the British and Irish proposal to bring forward the decision on sanctions.
EU. Greece. Russia. Eastern Asia (except China) India. China. Egypt.