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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10718
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) environment

Council wants Hong Kong Convention on vessel recycling

Brussels, 25/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 25 October, EU environment ministers meeting in Luxembourg said that it is absolutely imperative that ships flying the flag of an EU member state are recycled in third countries that respect the environment and the health of workers, because it is unacceptable that old boats containing hazardous substances are recycled in third countries. The recycling of these old boats is mainly done on the beaches of Southeast Asia. A unanimous vote at...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
INSTITUTIONAL
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