Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution resulting from exploration and exploitation of the continental shelf and the seabed and its subsoil. Accession to the Offshore Protocol of the Barcelona Convention

The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety unanimously adopted the report by Anna ROSBACH (ECR, DK) recommending that the European Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution resulting from exploration and exploitation of the continental shelf and the seabed and its subsoil.

Members consider that the ratification of the Protocol would constitute a major step forward in the international cooperation to improve offshore safety and response capability in the Mediterranean.