Dutch fishermen are suffering at the hands of “inflexible” rules imposed on them by the European Commission as they lament Brussels is failing to come up with different solutions for individual member states.
Fishermen in the Netherlands have been complaining the EU Commission is increasingly proving detrimental to their businesses as they claim Brussels fails to listen to their problems.
Speaking to Express.co.uk, Durk van Tuinen of the Dutch Fishermen’s Union (Nederlandse Vissersbond) said the EU executive is quick to offer meetings and debates on the state of fisheries in the bloc but often fails to come up with concrete solutions.
Stressing about the huge variety in fishing techniques and needs across the bloc, Mr van Tuinen argued the EU lacks a set of policies that are specific to each member states and has instead opted for the same rules for everyone regardless of the different realities.
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