# General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area

European Parliament procedure 2024/0098(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 10th term, committee PECH). Stage: Awaiting Parliament's position in 1st reading. 118 committee amendments tabled by 13 Members between 2025-04-16 and 2025-04-16.

## What the amendments focus on

A legislative dossier on the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and fishing in the GFCM Agreement area. The amendments transpose binding GFCM recommendations into Union law while stressing a level playing field and socio-economic impacts, and address fisheries restricted areas, prohibition of professional eel fishing, red coral, fleet capacity and effort limits, traceability, data collection on IUU fishing, and vessel monitoring systems.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas BAJADA | Malta | S&D | 50 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256936.md |
| Sebastian EVERDING | Germany | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256961.md |
| France JAMET | France | PfE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/189065.md |
| Ton DIEPEVEEN | Netherlands | PfE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256981.md |
| António TÂNGER CORRÊA | Portugal | PfE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257050.md |
| Isabella LÖVIN | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96675.md |
| Eric SARGIACOMO | France | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256905.md |
| Anna Maria CISINT | Italy | PfE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257131.md |
| Stephen Nikola BARTULICA | Croatia | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257000.md |
| Giuseppe MILAZZO | Italy | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197824.md |
| Emma WIESNER | Sweden | RE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/214839.md |
| Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ | Spain | RE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256987.md |
| Željana ZOVKO | Croatia | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/185341.md |

## Official source documents

- PE771.930: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PECH-AM-771930_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2024-0098-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2024-0098-COD.json

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