Motion for a European Parliament resolution on whale and dolphin hunting in the Faroe Islands

EP Position

The motion states that the grindadráp in the Faroe Islands conflicts with European values and calls on the Commission to act. It recalls that the EU has legislation protecting cetaceans and prohibiting trade in products from these animals, including those originating outside the Union.

Key Trade Point

The motion asks the Commission to renegotiate the Agreement on fishery imports and fishing practices to add free trade conditions requiring the Faroese Government to suspend the grindadráp and to revise the Agreement on Faroe Islands participation in Union programmes to include a termination condition if the grindadráp is not suspended. It also calls for mandatory country-of-origin labelling of fish products from the Faroe Islands and for Faroese whaling regulations to be aligned with international standards protecting mothers and offspring.

What Comes Next

The motion calls on the European Commission to implement the requested renegotiation, revisions, labelling mandate and regulatory alignment.