The sector has been consulted on several occasions before and after we presented our proposal. Fourthly, the Commission agrees with Parliament that we need to work with other Mediterranean countries, and that is why we took the initiative for the Venice Conference in November 2003 when the Mediterranean countries, ranging from Morocco to Lebanon and Slovenia, agreed with the European Union that we must agree on common measures in the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean to preserve our fish stocks.
Per concludere, vorrei evidenziare un punto con la massima chiarezza: i disastrosi costi economici e sociali, cui allude l’ onorevole Lisi nella sua relazione, diverranno realtà se non agiremo con tempestiva efficacia seguendo le nostre proposte; le condizioni di molti ittici mediterranei, infatti, sono già drammatiche.