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Ocean
The dumped munitions in our oceans causing serious pollution
In partnership with the European Commission
During the course of the 20th century, many countries routinely dumped munitions of all kinds and chemical weapons into the ocean to get rid of them. Today they are decaying and causing untold harm to the marine environment and human life.
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France
The local initiatives in France taking on the problem of plastic waste
Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of plastic pollute the Mediterranean every year. France produces a lot of the region's plastic waste and recycles less than its neighbours. In Marseille, locals are not waiting for the government to make a change, they are taking plastic waste into their own hands.
World
EU Commissioner, Virginijus Sinkevičius, breaks down the EU's fight against pollution
"We have premature deaths caused by pollution, we have diseases linked to pollution, we have ecosystem destruction linked to pollution" - Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Ocean and Fisheries, explains how the EU plans to clean up Europe.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria cleans up its beaches by renovating its water treatment facilities
Waste water pollution near Bulgarian beaches has largely been remedied, despite some recurring incidents. Now Bulgaria is aiming to remedy water treatment deficiencies to respond to a growing population and to prevent environmental emergencies.
Ocean
The ticking environmental time bombs lying on Europe's seafloor
In partnership with the European Commission
Relic munitions and unexploded ordnance are a global problem, ubiquitously affecting European coastal waters. The risk of possible detonations and environmental contamination hinders the development of many sectors of the blue economy — including offshore energy, shipping, aquaculture and tourism.