What is the relationship between the fisheries “national strategic plans” and the EFF programmes?
Member States are invited to establish, at the latest when submitting their EFF programmes, a “National strategic plan”. This document will present an overall strategic vision of each Member State with regard to the medium term development policy of the fisheries and aquaculture sector. It covers all areas of the CFP, its scope is therefore broader than that of EFF programs. National strategic plans form the background for actions selected for financing under EFF. They are a reference document in drawing up EFF programmes in each Member State and the actions included for EFF financing will have to follow the objectives and strategy previously defined by the Member State in its NSP.
