21.   European Union officials said Monday talks with Morocco were making slow progress towards resolving a fishing dispute that has sparked violent protests from Spanish fishermen.

22.   Fisheries Minister Brian Tobin said the Spanish fishermen making the claims were attempting to scuttle the negotiations.

23.   Fisheries Minister Brian Tobin and a delegation including Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells fired verbal salvos at the Spanish fishermen Sunday.

24.   Fourteen Spanish fishermen whose arrest touched the latest flare-up in the row over the Rock of Gibraltar were fined Wednesday by a court in the tiny British colony.

25.   He especially complained about a ruling that Spanish fishermen were entitled to compensation from Britain for being excluded from British waters.

26.   He lashed out at Britons who have criticized the Spanish fishermen.

27.   In June, Spanish fishermen blocked several ports to trucks carrying fish and produce from the northwestern African country to protest delays in reaching a new treaty.

28.   It had threatened to block the membership accords unless Spanish fishermen got a better EU fishing deal.

29.   Last spring, negotiations broke down on a European Union accord that would have granted Spanish fishermen the right to supplement their dwindling catch by fishing in Moroccan waters.

30.   Madrid hopes it will help end a long-running dispute between the EU and Morocco over fish catches which has hurt Spanish fishermen.