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MARIA DAMANAKI
Maritime affairs and fisheries
Nationality: Greek
Political Affiliation: PES
Previous job: member of the parliamentary commitee on culture, science and education
Age: 58
MEP who just can't be pleased
Nigel Farage, the UK Independence MEP, was unhappy about the idea of an EU law on sea-angling that would hit recreational anglers like himself. Did Damanaki plan to regulate, he asked. The answer was unequivocal: “There will be no community regulation on recreational sea-angling”. Farage wanted to know whether the Commission would carry out a cost-benefit analysis, arguing in favour of such work to find out the full benefits to the local economy. Damanaki declined, noting that “it might give the impression that I am in favour of legislation”.
Contrived historical reference
Damanaki was born on the island of Crete, cradle of the Bronze Age Minoan civilisation. The Minoans, she said, were the first to build vessels and travel the Mediterranean.
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