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REPORT (COM(2024)0479 – C100227/2024 – 2024/0263M(NLE))

Containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Implementing Protocol (2025-2030) to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark

A-10-2025-0103

Committee on Fisheries · Rapporteur: Emma Fourreau

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Parliament's resolution on the EU-Greenland Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025-2030) welcomes the new Protocol, stresses sustainable fishing, better scientific data, support for Greenland's coastal fisheries, and regional cooperation.

Committee position. The Committee on Fisheries proposes that Parliament adopt a resolution welcoming the Protocol but urging stronger sustainability measures, better data, and support for coastal communities.

Key points

  1. Notes the Protocol's six-year term and increased financial contribution, which supports Greenland's fisheries policy and provides benefits to both parties.
  2. Welcomes Greenland's monitoring, bycatch management, and discard ban, but remains concerned about lack of scientific data and overexploitation of some stocks, especially Northern prawn.
  3. Calls for applying precautionary approach and best scientific advice when setting annual fishing opportunities, and for improving data collection and mapping of vulnerable marine ecosystems.
  4. Calls on the Commission and Greenland to assess impacts of other activities like transport and pollution on fish stocks.
  5. Notes limited EU landings and employment in Greenland, and encourages cooperation to enhance opportunities.
  6. Supports further support for small-scale coastal fisheries and involvement of fishing communities and civil society.
  7. Highlights that EU vessels fish beyond 12 nautical miles, avoiding competition with coastal fisheries.
  8. Encourages strengthening regional fisheries governance and cooperation with Norway and other coastal states.
  9. Calls on the Commission to use its office in Nuuk to strengthen cooperation with Greenland.

Who is affected

  • EU fishing vessels operating in Greenland waters: subject to sustainable fishing rules and monitoring.
  • Greenlandic coastal communities and Inuit: benefit from sectoral support and protection of small-scale fisheries.
  • Norwegian vessels receiving quota exchanges: must follow same sustainability standards as EU vessels.

Figures and deadlines

  • Six-year term of the Protocol (2025-2030).
  • Over 90% of Greenland's exports are seafood; fishing accounts for 15% of jobs.
  • EUR 1 invested creates EUR 6.88 added value.
  • EU vessels fish beyond 12 nautical miles.
  • Around 10 EU vessels operate under the Protocol.

Legal basis: Article 43(2) and Article 218(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union