European Parliament
Sophie Auconie  (PPE ),
in writing.
(FR)
Guinea-Bissau is a struggling country despite its wealth of assets, such as its natural resources or its vast potential in terms of agricultural and fishery resources. The European Union and Guinea-Bissau have long-standing agreements regarding the fisheries sector. I was in favour of renewing the agreement under which European fishermen, mainly the French, Portuguese and Spanish can come and fish in the territorial waters of Guinea-Bissau in return for an annual fee of EUR 9.2 million. The previous agreement only covered 7.5 million per year but this year, EUR 3 million will support the development of fishing and help this country strengthen one of its assets.

