European Commission chief von der Leyen unveils EU ocean pact at UN conference
The EU pact aims to restore natural habitats in oceans and promote the competitiveness of the maritime industry.
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The EU pact aims to restore natural habitats in oceans and promote the competitiveness of the maritime industry.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/09/european-commission-chief-von-der-leyen-unveils-eu-ocean-pact-at-un-conference
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00:00Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled on Monday the EU-Oceans Pact at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice.
00:11Hosted by France, the conference brings together some 60 countries in a joint effort to protect oceans.
00:20We need to protect ocean health and its resources.
00:25I mean, we often speak about the fact that the rainforests are our green lungs.
00:31If this is the case, our oceans are our veins and arteries.
00:36We cannot live without them.
00:38And everything which is flowing through our arteries and our veins, the water, is essential to survive.
00:48The strategy will revise several EU laws related to maritime areas.
00:54It should also boost the competitiveness of the maritime industry with a new plan for the sector.
01:01Von der Leyen also promised that 1 billion euro would be allocated for 50 projects around the world for scientists and the conservation of oceans.