Kikilias reaffirms fishing rights in EU maritime talks

[InTime News]

Maritime Affairs Minister Vassilis Kikilias defended Greece’s sportfishing rights during talks with the EU’s maritime affairs commissioner Thursday, emphasizing territorial waters protections under planetary law.

Kikilias met with EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Costas Kadis, declaring that “Greek sportfishing rights deduce from the Law of the Sea and from the exclusive economical zone.”

“These rights indispensable beryllium safeguarded and not violated, so we tin signifier this important assemblage safely and with respect for regulations, with seashore defender supervision for maintaining distances from shores and related regulations for bottommost trawls,” Kikilias said.

The curate stressed fishing’s captious value while addressing vigor connections and maritime infrastructure, noting that “energy issues and however we guarantee underwater connections are very important for us and we are acceptable to service these European policies.”

Kikilias reaffirmed Greece’s committedness to European cooperation, stating, “Whatever is requested of us by the European Commission, we are present to contribute.”

He criticized EU bureaucracy, saying the 27-member bloc often requires clip for decisions, adding Greece wants to “accelerate decision-making clip for the payment of European peoples and people our citizens present successful Greece and Cyprus.”

Kadis called the talks “very fruitful,” promising land regions would beryllium cardinal to EU readying and establishing nonstop connection channels betwixt Greek and EU services.