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Danger of drought
1959. The dry winter follows the hottest summer on record which was registered last year by the national weather agency, MétéoFrance.
Meteorologists and ecological experts called a meeting in response to the news to discuss policy region by region in an attempt to avert drought later in the year when the country sees the effect of the reduced rainfall on the water supply.
Hot temperatures were suffered by several countries in Europe last summer including Spain and Italy, where drought conditions were also reported.
THE European Commission has now presented a package of measures to improve the sustainability and resilience of the EU’s fisheries and aquaculture sector.
The sector’s current dependency on fossil fuels is not only environmentally unsustainable but also makes it vulnerable to energy price increases.
When fuel prices increased in 2021 and 2022, many vessels stayed in port and the sector required financial support as a large part of the EU fishing fleet was unable to cover operational costs.
Aquaculture was similarly exposed to higher prices of both fuel and feed. The sector benefited from EU financial support.
The Commission now pro
