Brussels, 16/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European Union, along with a number of other countries, including the United States and Australia, will again argue for marine protected areas to be set up in the Antarctic, a region where ecosystems are extremely vulnerable. At the end of July, Russia blocked the establishment of such areas (see EUROPE 10890).
Speaking on behalf of the EU, Maritime Affairs Commissioner Maria Damanaki announced on Wednesday 16 October that, at the next meeting of...