Skip to content
RECOMMENDATION (11267/2024 – C100087/2024 – 2024/0133(NLE))

On the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol (2024-2029) implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cabo Verde

A-10-2025-0004

Committee on Fisheries · Rapporteur: Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral

Official HTML ↗ PDF DOCX
✦ In shortFull textProcedure & committee votes
✦ In short · AI summary of this text, generated 4 Sept 2026

Written by a language model from the full text only; every figure comes from the text. The paragraph links open the paragraph a statement rests on — check the text itself before relying on it.

Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol (2024-2029) implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cabo Verde, which allows EU vessels to fish tuna and related species in Cabo Verde's waters. The Protocol covers five years, with a financial contribution of EUR 780,000 per year (EUR 3,900,000 total), including EUR 350,000 for access to 7,000 tonnes of tuna and EUR 430,000 for sectoral policy support. The Committee on Budgets advises approval but demands that the Commission comply with budgetary rules for future agreements, noting procedural deviations in this case.

Committee position. The Committee on Fisheries recommends that Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol.

Key points

  1. Parliament consents to the conclusion of the Protocol, which provides fishing opportunities for 56 EU vessels for tuna and related species in Cabo Verde's waters.
  2. The Protocol runs for five years and allows fishing of 7,000 tonnes of tuna and tuna-like species annually.
  3. The EU will pay Cabo Verde EUR 780,000 per year, totaling EUR 3,900,000 over the Protocol's duration.
  4. Of the annual contribution, EUR 350,000 is linked to the reference tonnage of 7,000 tonnes, and EUR 430,000 supports Cabo Verde's sectoral fisheries policy.
  5. The Protocol emphasizes decent working conditions, scientific capacity building, marine environment observation and management, marine protected areas, sustainable fisheries management, and combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
  6. It includes new provisions for improved vessel monitoring, management of fishing authorizations, and enhanced management measures for shark stocks.
  7. The Committee on Budgets notes that the Protocol was signed on 23 July 2024 and that no transfer request was submitted before signing, which it considers a deviation from required procedure.
  8. The Committee on Budgets accepts this deviation as an exception due to the small amount but demands compliance with the Interinstitutional Agreement for all future fisheries agreements.
  9. The Committee on Budgets calls for scrutiny of financial programming for line 08 05 01 in 2026 and 2027 budgets, noting amounts in the 2025 Draft Budget.

Who is affected

  • EU vessels fishing for tuna and related species in Cabo Verde's waters.
  • Cabo Verde, which receives financial support for its fisheries sector.
  • The European Commission, which must comply with budgetary procedures for future agreements.

Figures and deadlines

  • 56 EU vessels
  • 7,000 tonnes of tuna and tuna-like species
  • EUR 780,000 per year
  • EUR 3,900,000 for the entire duration
  • EUR 350,000 per year for access
  • EUR 430,000 per year for sectoral policy support
  • EUR 150,560,000 in commitment appropriations and EUR 135,275,000 in payment appropriations for line 08 05 01 in 2025

Legal basis: Article 43(2) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), and Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union