scholarly journals ACTIVITIES AIMED AT FACILITATION OF COMPETITIVENESS IN THE LATVIAN AQUACULTURE SECTOR

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 53-57
Author(s):  
Inese Biukšāne
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Financial Instruments ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Fisheries Policy ◽  
The Common ◽  
Competitiveness Index ◽  
Further Development ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Common Policy

Aquaculture belongs to the fisheries sector, which is evaluated as a highly productive, competitive and eco-friendly sector. The EU’s and Latvia’s economic breakthrough is related to the aquaculture sector. Participating in the establishment of the Common Fisheries Policy of the EU and using the support provided by the EU’s financial instruments, have given the Latvian aquaculture sector wide opportunities in the facilitation of competitiveness. This paper will aim to evaluate the competitiveness of the Latvian aquaculture sector, providing suggestions for its further development. On the grounds of the Model of the Factors Influencing Competitiveness of the Fisheries Sector Cluster, Aquaculture Competitiveness Index and the offered types of strategies developed by the author, was evaluated and analyzed the competitiveness of Latvian aquaculture sector and provided suggestions for further development of the sector. Significance of the factors and their influence upon competitiveness was checked through Principal component and regression analysis. In the framework of the research was evaluated and analyzed the level of competitiveness in Latvian aquaculture sector, identified ensuring spheres influencing competitiveness and provided suggestions for further development of the sector. The methodology developed within this paper can be used for evaluation of competitiveness of fisheries and its sectors in different countries. The results of the research can be used in elaboration, planning and improvement of the common policy of the sector.

scholarly journals COMPETITIVENESS OF THE FISH PROCESSING SECTOR IN LATVIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
Inese Biukšāne
Keyword(s):  
World Market ◽  
Fish Processing ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The World ◽  
Fisheries Policy ◽  
The Common ◽  
Competitive Products ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Common Policy

Abstract: In the development of Latvia’s economy, the fish processing sector has played an important role, historically and traditionally, because of its ability to produce competitive products for the world market. The aim of this research is to evaluate the competitiveness of the fish processing sector in Latvia. Methodology involving the Model of Factors Influencing Competitiveness of the Fisheries Sector Cluster and the Index of Fish Processing Sector Competitiveness are developed as part of the research. The study also identifies the spheres influencing competitiveness, as well as the possibilities of further development. The methodology created in the study can be used to evaluate competitiveness of the fish processing sector in any country. It may also assist institutions involved in developing Fisheries’ policy to work more successfully and improve the common policy in the Fisheries sector.

scholarly journals COMPETITIVENESS OF THE FISHERY SECTOR IN LATVIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Inese Biukšāne
Keyword(s):  
Policy Formation ◽  
Evaluation Methodology ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Fisheries Policy ◽  
The Common ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Common Policy

The aim of the research is to evaluate the competitiveness of Fishery Sector in Latvia. Based on the author developed Model of the Factors influencing Competitiveness of the Fisheries Sector Cluster and methodology of the Index of Fishery Sector Competitiveness the authors determined the competitiveness level of Fishery Sector in Latvia and identified spheres influencing competitiveness: facilitating and promising spheres as well as procrastinatory and stagnating spheres, moreover the possibilities of further development were established. The author has developed the evaluation methodology of the Fishery Sector Competitiveness that can be used in any country in the Fishery Sector for the evaluation of competitiveness. The elaborated methodology for evaluation of competitiveness may assist the institutions involved in the Fisheries' policy formation to work more successfully and improve the common policy in the Fisheries sector.

Common Visa Policy: Bordering from Abroad—Applying Admission Criteria before Departure

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Violeta Moreno-Lax
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Admission Criteria ◽  
Member States ◽  
The Common ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Visa Policy ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Common Policy

Visas are specifically aimed at controlling admission at the stage of pre-departure and constitute one of the essential requirements for entry under the Schengen Borders Code. This chapter examines the common policy of the EU, conceptualizing them as pre-authorizations of entry granted before arrival in the territory of the Member States. Visa requirements, as introduced in the Visa Regulation, are perused at the outset, taking account of periodic revisions of the visa lists and the criteria for amendment considered relevant by the EU legislator. The key features of the uniform visa format and the Visa Information System (VIS) are briefly presented, highlighting their contribution to the securitisation of migration flows. Then, the visa issuing procedure, as governed by the Community Code on Visas (CCV), is examined. The final section is reserved to the analysis of the implications of the different components of the policy regarding access to asylum in the Member States.

scholarly journals Taking the Pulse of Environmental and Fisheries Law: The Common Fisheries Policy, the Habitats Directive, and Brexit

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 443-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Appleby ◽  
James Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Nature Conservation ◽  
Conservation Law ◽  
Habitats Directive ◽  
Member States ◽  
Progressive Reform ◽  
Fishing Vessels ◽  
Fisheries Policy ◽  
The Common ◽  
Fisheries Law ◽  
The Eu

Abstract There has long been a tension between environmental regulation and the European Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which has been addressed over time through progressive reform of the CFP. It is now recognised that Member States may comply with their obligations under EU nature conservation law by taking unilateral non-discriminatory measures within their territorial seas to protect the marine environment from threats posed by fishing. Nevertheless, fundamental uncertainties remain when it comes to the application of these obligations to offshore waters. This article explores the options available to coastal states in this context and the weaknesses of the procedures introduced to the reformed CFP in 2013. It is argued that compliance with nature conservation law in the context of fisheries is not discretionary and that in the absence of measures agreed at the EU level, Member States must comply with their obligations under the Habitats Directive in their capacity as a flag state. Finally, the article addresses the implications of Brexit for the protection of European Marine Sites in UK waters, suggesting that Brexit offers opportunities to strengthen the protection of marine ecosystems by making future access arrangements for foreign fishing vessels conditional upon compliance with nature conservation laws.

Jahrbuch des Agrarrechts

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Common Agricultural Policy ◽  
Climate Protection ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Fisheries Policy ◽  
Foreign Agricultural ◽  
The Common ◽  
Crisis Scenarios ◽  
The Eu

In the XV. volume on the Yearbook on Agricultural Law, current problems in agricultural law are examined and legal solutions are presented. Internationally, South Korea‘s approach to deregulation of farmland ownership restrictions and forced utilization is provided, and de minimis aid is explained from a Polish perspective. In terms of labelling law, the innovations and opportunities on the EU Organic Regulation No. 2048/848 are discussed. In a further contribution, the legal instruments of the Common Agricultural Policy are evaluated in various crisis scenarios. In addition, the increasing integration of environmental and climate protection concerns into the Common Agricultural Policy is documented. Another article focuses on the Common Fisheries Policy from the perspective of state aid law. This volume also continues the comprehensive overview of the monographs and journal articles on German and foreign agricultural law published between 2018 and 2020, which were included in the library of the institute. With contributions by Gottfried Holzer, Teahuan Keum, José Martínez, Georg Miribung, Rudolf Mögele and Aneta Suchon.

Lisbon and Access to Justice for Environmental NGOs: A Watershed? A Case Study Using the Setting of the Total Allowable Catches under the Common Fisheries Policy

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-410
Author(s):  
Charlotte Herman
Keyword(s):  
Lisbon Treaty ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Environmental Ngos ◽  
Locus Standi ◽  
Aarhus Convention ◽  
Fisheries Policy ◽  
The Common ◽  
Gain Access ◽  
The Eu

AbstractBefore the Lisbon Treaty, environmental non - governmental organisations could rarely or not satisfy the admissibility test to gain access to the European courts. This contribution examines whether the rules on locus standi under the Lisbon Treaty will facilitate their access to justice. Attention will be given to what is understood by a 'regulatory act', the EU obligations under the Aarhus Convention and whether the new perspectives within the Lisbon Treaty will allow environmental non - governmental organisations to challenge TAC Regulations.

scholarly journals Introduction to “Out of the Shadows, Into the Limelight: Parliaments and Politicisation”

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 220-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Neuhold ◽  
Guri Rosén
Keyword(s):  
European Parliament ◽  
Thematic Issue ◽  
National Parliaments ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
Fisheries Policy ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Common ◽  
Policy Fields ◽  
The Eu

The Lisbon Treaty gave the European Parliament extensive new powers and its consent is now required for the vast majority of EU international agreements. At the same time, national parliaments—and even regional ones—are increasingly asserting their powers over areas of European governance that were traditionally dominated by the executive. Exerting influence and conducting oversight is time-consuming, however. Particularly at the EU-level parliaments cannot influence or scrutinise every policy dossier with equal rigour. A key factor directing parliamentary attention seems to be the ‘politicisation’ of an issue. In other words, the amount of contestation and attention given to a particular issue seems to affect parliamentary activity. This thematic issue seeks to assess <em>how</em> politicisation affects the role parliaments play within the system of EU governance. In particular, the contributions aim to answer the over-arching question of whether politicisation has an impact on how parliaments seek to influence policy-making and hold the EU executives to account. Furthermore, we raise the question of whether and how politicisation affects the role of parliaments as arenas for contestation and communication of different political interests. Jointly, the findings provide the empirical foundations for a more comprehensive debate regarding the democratic implications of politicisation. Politicisation puts pressure on parliaments to act, but parliamentarians themselves may also find it in their interest to instigate contestation. This thematic issue addresses these questions by shedding light on both the European Parliament and national parliaments and examines different policy-fields reaching from climate change and trade, to financial affairs and the Common Fisheries Policy.

scholarly journals Eco-social market economy as an European innovation

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 101-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Riegler
Keyword(s):  
Market Economy ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Social Market Economy ◽  
The Common ◽  
Social Market ◽  
Agriculture And Food ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
The Eu

The paper presents fundamental ideas of European social market economy that are to be applied to formulate the &ldquo;European Model of Agriculture&rdquo;. In connection with the needs of further development of the Common Agricultural Policy, food strategy and regional policy, some challenges to the modern and perspective strategy of agriculture and food production in the EU are formulated. A new European challenge to strengthen the principle of solidarity, sustainability, multi-functionality and subsidiarity is an appreciable point of departure to solve the problems in Czech agriculture.

scholarly journals The Relation between Fisheries–Science Partnerships and Co-Management: A Case Study of EU Discards Survival Work

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3108
Author(s):  
Tim S. Gray ◽  
Thomas L. Catchpole
Keyword(s):  
Joint Activity ◽  
Joint Work ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Fisheries Science ◽  
Fisheries Policy ◽  
Decision Making System ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Eu

This paper is an analysis of the relationship between the concepts of fisheries–science partnership (FSP) and fisheries co-management (FCM), using a case study of recent EU work on discard survival. Are FSP and FCM entirely different forms of joint activity, or is FSP a form of FCM or a means of preparing the ground for FCM? And is the recent EU work on discard survival a form of FSP, or of FCM, or both? A questionnaire was sent out by email in 2015 to 13 people who were involved in the discard survival work, and eight responses were received that covered eight projects in seven countries (Belgium, England, Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands). Our main findings are fourfold. First, while FSP and FCM are different forms of joint activity, they are both partnerships. Second, FSP may serve as a precursor or preparation for FCM. Third, the EU discard survival assessment work contains elements of both FSP and FCM, but is mainly a FSP exercise and falls far short of FCM. Nevertheless, fourth, this joint work alongside many other FSP initiatives undertaken under the auspices of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) (e.g., the GAP projects) has improved relations between fishers, scientists, and managers, and this may contribute to a modification of the CFP’s largely top-down decision-making system.

The unintended impact of the European discard ban

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Borges
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Fishing Mortality ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Fisheries Policy ◽  
The Common ◽  
Demersal Species ◽  
The Eu

The European Union (EU) discard ban, called the landing obligation (LO), was initiated in 2015 to reduce unwanted catches by EU fisheries. To ease the transition to a system where total allowable catches (TACs) refer to catches rather than landings only, the majority of EU TACs was increased to account for the part of the catch that was previously discarded and would now be landed. The analysis shows an average annual upward adjustment of 36% in TACs since 2015, but these percentages were considerably higher in 2019 and 2020 (reaching 43 and 50%, respectively), when the LO was fully applicable to all fisheries, and particularly for TACs of demersal species (reaching 51 and 60%). These results demonstrate the significant impact that the discard ban has had on the quantities of EU fishing opportunities. Since discarding has not declined in EU fisheries at any significant level, the magnitude of these increases may likely have resulted in a substantial widespread increase in fishing mortality being exerted on European stocks, and thus likely lead to an implosion of the EU TAC system, the Common Fisheries Policy central instrument to manage fisheries in the EU.

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