The EU sets its position to protect more migratory species at the international CMS conference
01 Apr 2026
Effective: 19 Mar 2026
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Who is affected:
EU Member States, fishing, agricultural and transport sectors with impact on migratory species
Summary
The EU Council approves the European stance for the world summit on migratory species, supporting the inclusion of new species in international protection listings.
Detailed analysis
PRO
The EU Council formally adopts the Union's negotiating position for the fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). The decision establishes which proposed amendments to the convention's appendices the EU will support, thereby determining the level of international protecti…
Full official title
CELEX:32026D0733: Decisión (UE) 2026/733 del Consejo, de 19 de marzo de 2026, sobre la posición que debe adoptarse, en nombre de la Unión Europea, en la decimoquinta reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes de la Convención sobre la Conservación de las Especies Migratorias de Animales Silvestres con respecto a las propuestas de varias de las Partes para enmendar los apéndices de dicha Convención