Healthier oceans and human beings: Sponges as “engine” of the deep sea

On Tuesday 6 November 2018, Ricardo Serrão Santos MEP, Chair of the “Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services” Working Group of the European Parliament Intergroup on “Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Sustainable Development” hosted the event: “Healthier oceans and human beings: Sponges as “engine” of the deep sea” in the European Parliament.   Sponge grounds are one …

Fisheries priorities under the Luxembourg EU presidency

Luxembourg has taken the office of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union has taken office since Wednesday the 1st July 2015 until the 31st December 2015 (next Presidency is the Netherlands and Slovakia for the year 2016). Regarding fisheries, the Presidency’s priorities are: The principle of sustainability …