At a time when Spain is facing pollution of the coast of Galicia following the grounding of a ship carrying plastic microbeads, members of the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) will vote on Thursday 11 January on the proposal for an EU regulation aimed at preventing microplastic pollution caused by the unintentional release of plastic pellets into the environment.
The rapporteur, João Albuquerque (Portuguese S&D), supports the...