PCA Press Release – PCA Case No. 2024-45: The European Union v. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Please see the attached press release (in English and French) issued on 20 November 2024 by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in an arbitration instituted by the European Union against the United Kingdom regarding the United Kingdom’s decision to prohibit since 26 March 2024 the fishing of sandeel in English waters of the North Sea and in all Scottish waters (The European Union v. the United Kingdom).

Further information on the arbitration is available on the PCA website, at https://pca-cpa.org/en/cases/334/.