European fisherman have long felt isolated and marginalised but today they are satisfied. Indeed, Commissioner Maria Damanaki (fisheries) listened to them during a meeting organised on 28 October by the main professional organisations (Flemming Smidt and Livia Spera for the European Workers' Transport Federation - fisheries sections, Maria Jose Gonzalez and Francisca Martinez for Europeche). Damanaki stated her wish to meet the social partners "several times" during the whole process of amending the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in order to take into account their contributions on the socio-economic aspects of the amendment, in particular concerning the future European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.
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