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CORONAVIRUS: Emergency response to support the fishing and aquaculture sectors
Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries:
-The Coronavirus pandemic causes major disruption in our societies. It threatens our health and it slows down our economies. Our fishermen and women and our aquaculture farmers are among the first to suffer the economic consequences, as seafood demand has experienced a dramatic slump. Let me say it loud and clear: The European Union stands with you through this crisis. Together, we will ensure that the EU maintains a strong seafood industry and thriving coastal communities, now and in the future.
Emergency response to support the fishing and aquaculture sectors
The Coronavirus is a severe public health emergency with huge consequences for the EU’s citizens, societies and economies. The fishing and aquaculture sectors have been particularly hard hit by market disruption. The European Commission proposed on 13 March 2020 measures for an immediate response against the economic and social consequences of the Coronavirus crisis.
The EU’s fishing and aquaculture sector can benefit from support under three strands of action. Actions under strand 2 and 3 are immediately available and can be used by Member States without delay. Instruments under strand 1 will become available once the Commission’s proposal has been adopted by the co-legislators and enters into force, which is expected in the coming weeks. In addition to these measures, the European Commission is currently in contact with the fisheries, aquaculture and processing sectors, as well as with Member State authorities and the European Parliament, to urgently look into further effective support tools.
1. EU support to the European economy
2. Mobilising aid from national budgets under new EU temporary State Aid Framework
3. Measures immediately available under current EMFF rules: actions by producers’ organisations and by Member States
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