The 25 tons of plastic pellets that spilled on the Galician coast threaten the marine environment & economic activities like fishing. Eager to discuss how we can assist best. EU rules on pellet losses & international action are key to fight plastic pollution in the future.
@VSinkevicius @EU_Commission @EU_ENV @EUClimateAction @EU_MARE @CopernicusEU @CMEMS_EU @LIFEprogramme @ComisionEuropea @mitecogob @EU_ScienceHub The @Xunta knew since December 13 about the dumping of pellets on the coast of Galicia and then notified the Spanish government a month later asking for help.
@VSinkevicius @EU_Commission @EU_ENV @EUClimateAction @EU_MARE @CopernicusEU @CMEMS_EU @LIFEprogramme @ComisionEuropea @mitecogob @EU_ScienceHub The @Xunta does not unblock aid from the Government of Spain against microplastics: “Propaganda does not solve anything” eldiario.es/politica/gobie…
@VSinkevicius @EU_Commission @EU_ENV @EUClimateAction @EU_MARE @CopernicusEU @CMEMS_EU @LIFEprogramme @ComisionEuropea @mitecogob @EU_ScienceHub FYI Neither @ppopular @AlfonsoRuedaGal nor @PSOE nor anyone else are doing anything, only the people.
@VSinkevicius @EU_Commission @EU_ENV @EUClimateAction @EU_MARE @CopernicusEU @CMEMS_EU @LIFEprogramme @ComisionEuropea @mitecogob @EU_ScienceHub Thank you Commissioner @VSinkevicius for your worries. @PSdeG and @Socialistas_PE are very worry too wit this ecologicsl catastroph in Galicia and the lack of help from the regional government.
@VSinkevicius @EU_Commission @EU_ENV @EUClimateAction @EU_MARE @CopernicusEU @CMEMS_EU @LIFEprogramme @ComisionEuropea @mitecogob @EU_ScienceHub From a practical point of view: has anybody experience on how to clean these pellets from the sea/beaches/cost in an efficient way? A lot of brave people is collecting them with their bare fingers!
@VSinkevicius @EU_Commission @EU_ENV @EUClimateAction @EU_MARE @CopernicusEU @CMEMS_EU @LIFEprogramme @ComisionEuropea @mitecogob @EU_ScienceHub The autonomous rulers of Galicia are more concerned with imposing regional languages on citizens and discriminating against Spanish and destroying the industry than with this environmental problem. @Jorgebuxade @hermanntertsch
@VSinkevicius @EU_Commission @EU_ENV @EUClimateAction @EU_MARE @CopernicusEU @CMEMS_EU @LIFEprogramme @ComisionEuropea @mitecogob @EU_ScienceHub The autonomous rulers of Galicia are more concerned with imposing regional languages on citizens and discriminating against Spanish and destroying the industry than with this environmental problem. @Jorgebuxade @hermanntertsch
@VSinkevicius @EU_Commission @EU_ENV @EUClimateAction @EU_MARE @CopernicusEU @CMEMS_EU @LIFEprogramme @ComisionEuropea @mitecogob @EU_ScienceHub Might also be a case for the Environmental Liability Directive, to make the polluter pay and create the ex ante condition. But of course, first step is to avoid!
@VSinkevicius @EU_Commission @EU_ENV @EUClimateAction @EU_MARE @CopernicusEU @CMEMS_EU @LIFEprogramme @ComisionEuropea @mitecogob @EU_ScienceHub It's crucial that governments have a response plan in place to prepare for these so-called 'incidents of the future'. As the world changes, we'll see many more spills, with different chemicals and #HNS. Preparedness is key to an effective response
@VSinkevicius @EU_Commission @EU_ENV @EUClimateAction @EU_MARE @CopernicusEU @CMEMS_EU @LIFEprogramme @ComisionEuropea @mitecogob @EU_ScienceHub The @Xunta and @AlfonsoRuedaGal doesn't want aid from the Spanish government. I don't think it will ask the European Commission for aid.