Invitation to the seminar: Colecting Ghost Nets in The Baltic Sea

“You have to be able to persuade, coax and cajole sometimes reluctant institutions to change long-standing mind-sets or to be more open in their decision making," said European ombudsman Emily O'Reilly. "This is where being an ombudsman can seem more like an art than a science." Elected by MEPs in July 2013, the former Irish national ombudsman is the first female European ombudsman. We talked to her about her first year in office.

Fisheries MEPs approved today the agreement on a multiannual plan for the management of the Baltic Sea cod, sprat and herring stocks reached with Council on 15 March.