EU Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg has positioned himself squarely behind the European Commission’s provisional support to ban the international trade of bluefin tuna, denying a rift with his environment counterpart.
"Commissioner Stavros Dimas and I share the same objective. We both want the best protection possible for Atlantic bluefin tuna," Dr Borg told The Sunday Times.
Last week, the Commission decided to provisionally co-sponsor a proposal by Monaco to ban the international trade of bluefin tuna. Contrary to media reports, Dr Borg denied "an internal tug of war" between his directorate and that of the environment, headed by Mr Dimas, in the build-up to the agreement.