Brussels, 19 June 2017 - The
European Economic and Social Committee's Consultative Commission on Industrial
Change (CCMI) and The European Parliament (EP) are organising, with the support
of the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, a two-part event to follow-up and consolidate
earlier work on shipbreaking and the recycling society.
The event will explore the
positive benefits that could accrue to Member States from the increased
necessity to recycle the decommissioned floating structures from the oil and
gas sector within Europe. This event will determine the response of the key
stakeholders, especially the oil and gas industry and the production facility
owners, and identify what further action needs to be taken by the EU to ensure
that the significant value of the legacy assets contribute to the ongoing industrial
base in Europe.
The first part of this event
will take place at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 22 June
in Brussels. A dedicated debate looking at the obstacles and opportunities will
take place at a meeting of the Consultative Commission on Industrial Change.
The second part of this
joint event will be a conference on 28 June in the European Parliament in
Brussels. This will define and explore, in conjunction with the European
Commission, the necessary legislative action and support that is necessary.
We will take part in these
important discussions to make sure the offshore sector’s overcapacity problem
is resolved through responsible recycling.
Visit also the photo
exhibition “With Bare Hands” showing the dire conditions at the shipbreaking
beaches in India and Bangladesh, which will take place at the EP on 26-30 June.
Source: NGO
shipbreaking platform
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