Farantouris: We are a Nation of the Sea, Europe owes its culture to the sea – Answer to Turkey
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“I come from a Mediterranean country and belong to a nation that the sea is the reason for its existence. But isn’t the same for all of Europe? The high seas gave birth to our democracy, tolerance, leniency, solidarity, prosperity, world culture. “
With these words, the SYRIZA MEP and a member of the Committee on the Environment, Budget, Security and Defense Committee on the Environment and Oceans European parliamentMr. Nikolas Farantouris.
The Greek MEP requested binding provisions (a) for the protection of seas from pollution, (b) the safety of navigation; (c) the guarantee of the sovereign rights of the Member States and the European Union by disputes and threats of third countries (Turkey). Biodiversity.
The intervention of the Greek MEP comes 24 hours after the provocative deposition by Turkey to the UN and UNESCO, a pseudo -charter with its “own” Marine spatial planningthat ‘cuts’ the Aegean In the middle. Nicolas Farantouris has supported the immediate and complete training of marine spatial planning and maritime parks in our country under international and European law, while in a relevant question to the Commission last November, the Commissioner was not only the Greek Commissioner. location. “
Special support of coastal communities
Nicolas Farantouris also called for “special support for coastal societies, especially the South and the Mediterranean affected, more than the overheating of the seas, by pollution, by the illegal fishing of third countries and by the invasion of foreign species (from the souvenir). As he pointed out, “we must ensure and support coastal communities” and proposed “the establishment of a special coastal communities support fund in the context of the seas and oceans.”
What is the pact for the seas & oceans
The European Oceans Pact was presented by the European Commission at the UN Conference on the Oceans in Nice (9–13 June 2025). Its aim is to enhance the cohesion and sustainable management of EU maritime policies. It is a political agreement without an automatic binding outcome for Member States. It is aimed to operate alongside the “Ocean Act” legislative proposal in order to align and implement more effectively and existing guidelines. The Pact is a political framework for commitment and cooperation, but not legally binding agreement. MEP and Professor of European Law Nicholas Farantouris has requested legally binding acts as soon as possible before 2027 to shield the European seas.