The European Commission is organising the second ‘Our Baltic’ Conference in Palanga (Lithuania) on 29 September.
The event will bring together ministers from the eight EU countries surrounding the Baltic Sea (Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland and Sweden).
The Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, and the ministers concerned will review what has been achieved since the first ‘Our Baltic’ Conference in 2020.
Particular emphasis will be placed on the effects of unexploded munitions.
“Some 300,000 tonnes of unexploded munitions still lie at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, causing pollution and preventing the development of economic activities at sea”, explains the Commission.
For Virginijus Sinkevičius, the Baltic Sea is not in good shape. “It’s time to save this sea for the people who live around it, for our fishers and for future generations”.
The main themes will be the environment and fisheries, economic activities linked to the sea (‘blue economy’) and unexploded munitions.
For further information: https://aeur.eu/f/87z (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)