Philippines Accepts Fisheries Deal, WTO Members Negotiate 2nd Fisheries Agreement
The Philippines accepted the World Trade Organization's agreement on fisheries subsidies, the WTO announced this week. Seventy members have accepted the deal, which is 40 shy of the two-thirds mark needed for full adoption.
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today!
The WTO said ministers during the 13th Ministerial Conference held talks on a second fisheries subsidies deal, which will cover topics including "services domestic regulation and advanced work on plastics pollution, fossil fuel subsidy reform, and environmental sustainability." Iceland's Martin Eyjolfsson, who is leading the talks, said he will hold bilateral discussions on Feb. 28 and will "share drafts for a Ministerial Decision" and a "protocol for the adoption" of the "additional provisions on fisheries subsidies."