{"id":22700,"date":"2026-10-20T10:59:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/?p=22700"},"modified":"2026-10-20T10:59:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:59:22","slug":"open-letter-to-meps-protect-the-eu-definition-of-small-scale-fisheries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/de\/open-letter-to-meps-protect-the-eu-definition-of-small-scale-fisheries\/","title":{"rendered":"Offener Brief an die Abgeordneten: Schutz der EU-Definition der Kleinfischerei"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nach der Anh\u00f6rung des Europ\u00e4ischen Parlaments \u00fcber den Kleinfischereiwirtschaft letzte Woche hat LIFE eine offene Brief an die Abgeordneten gerichtet und sie dazu aufgerufen, den Sektor bei den bevorstehenden politischen Abstimmungen zu sch\u00fctzen. Vor der entscheidenden Abstimmung am 10. November im Zusammenhang mit der Verordnung 2025\/0235(COD) widersprechen wir vehement den Vorschl\u00e4gen zur \u00c4nderung der Definition des Kleinfischereiwesens. Die Annahme eines flexiblen Modells mit \u201c3 von 5 Kriterien\u201d birgt das Risiko, die EU-Fischereipolitik zu verzerren und gezielte Unterst\u00fctzung f\u00fcr echte Kleinfischer zu schw\u00e4chen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LIFE-SSF-definition.pdf\">Lesen Sie hier unsere vollst\u00e4ndige Stellungnahme und unsere Empfehlungen zur Abstimmung.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following last week\u2019s European Parliament hearing on small-scale fisheries, LIFE has addressed an open letter to MEPs urging them to protect the sector in upcoming policy votes. 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