TIRANA, September 22/ATA/ The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development continues the work on the “Screening” process in cooperation with the European Commission, for the harmonization of local legislation with the EU acquis, developing a sustainable agriculture, closer to European standards.
The Ministry delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Roland Kristo held in Brussels the two-day meetings for Chapter 13, “Fishery”, where the experts of the European Commission evaluated the achievements of the Albanian side in the framework of fulfilling the recommendations in the field of fishing and aquaculture during this process.
During this meeting, there were widely discussed issues affecting the smooth running of the sector, such as the explanation of the legislation aligned with the coherent policies of the European Union, of the Common Fisheries Policy, technical measures, market mechanisms for fish and aquaculture products, the collection of data, structural fisheries policies, inspection and control, maritime spatial planning as well as progress on regional cooperation with the important regional organizations GFCM and ICCAT.
In the framework of the integration process, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development continues work on the other two chapters, Chapter 11 “Agriculture and Rural Development” and Chapter 12 “Food Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection Policies”. /r.e/p.s./
