Eurofish will hold the 25th session of the Governing Council on 29 and 30 January 2026 at its office in Copenhagen. This is the annual event when representatives from the respective ministries in the Eurofish member countries convene to discuss the annual report from the preceding year (2025) and the programme of work for the year to come (2026). The latter document is based on meetings held during the year between the director and the representatives, where they express their priorities. The discussion at the Governing Council then gives them an opportunity to fine-tune their requests or propose new activities. Finally, the programme of work is approved by the council. Representatives will also go through the organisation’s financial statement for 2024, the interim financial report for 2025, and the budget for 2026 on the second day of the event. The meeting will not all be work—presentations will also be made by Eurofish staff and by experts from outside the organisation on topics considered interesting for the representatives and for the region they represent, and in the evening of the first day there will be a formal dinner. In addition to the member country representatives, Eurofish expects several embassies from both member and non-member countries to send staff to attend the proceedings. The event is an occasion for them to learn about Eurofish activities, particularly those carried out for the benefit of the members. Eurofish currently has 13 member countries. These are Albania, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, and Türkiye. The photograph is from the 2025 Governing Council.
Eurofish Governing Council to be held at the end of January 2026
