NEWS | Wednesday, 09 September 2009

Borg backs down as EU opts for tuna ban

Commission votes to ban bluefin tuna trade, despite Joe Borg’s efforts to defend Malta’s €100 million industry

Raphael Vassallo

The European Commission has clinched a last-minute agreement to co-sponsor a proposal – originally by non-member state Monaco, but backed by several EU countries including France, Germany, the UK and Poland – for a ban on the international trade of bluefin tuna. >>

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