07/06/24 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 7 June, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, and European Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius issued a joint statement outlining the EU’s objectives for protecting the oceans on World Oceans Day. They welcome the agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in the high seas, known as ‘BBNJ’ (see EUROPE B13367A18), as well as the 40 commitments made by...