12/10/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 12 October, the European Commission launched the ratification procedure for the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty (BBNJ), also known as the ‘Treaty of the High Seas’ (see EUROPE B13255A7). The Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, said that “it is urgent that the EU ratifies the treaty as soon as possible, and with this proposal we are taking the first step. I invite the international...