Text tabled : A6-0340/2008

  Hélène Goudin and Nils Lundgren (IND/DEM), in writing. − (SV) The status of cod is extremely serious and requires immediate and forceful action. However, the Commission’s proposals are inadequate and have shortcomings in many areas.

It is also interesting that Parliament has quite suddenly decided that the issue should be dealt with at national level. It is clearly the case that they are seeking to weaken the Commission’s proposal to benefit the industry. They are quite simply trying to put a square peg in a round hole.

We have voted against the report for the reasons given above.