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The proposal to reduce the verdel quota by 70% has caused anger in the EU Fisheries Council

The Basque Government is concerned about the Brussels proposal and warns that it would 'jeopardise' the 'profitability' of inshore fishing.

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European Union Fisheries Ministers continue to negotiate next year's fishing quotas in Brussels for the second consecutive day. 

As far as the Atlantic is concerned, the verdel quota is the main obstacle to an agreement. Brusela wants to reduce the quota by 70% , which the Southern European states have denounced as unacceptable.

The Basque Government, for its part, is concerned about the Brussels proposal and warns that it would 'jeopardise' the 'profitability' of inshore fishing.

However, the dispute over working days in the Mediterranean has taken its toll on the fact that the Southern Statesconsiderthe Commission's proposal to be unacceptable.

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