European Policy

The European Parliament calls for urgent action! Resolution on the Green Paper on Better Ship Dismantling

21 May 2008 – Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) adopted, in plenary, on 21st May 2008, a non-legislative resolution on the European Commission’s Green Paper on Better Ship Dismantling (COM(2007)0269). The resolution was based on opinions prepared by the Environment, Industry and… More

EU proposes better ship dismantling

22 May 2007 – The European Commission (EC) released today its “Green Paper on Better Ship Dismantling”. The NGO Platform shares the concerns expressed by the Commission regarding the current unacceptable shipbreaking crisis and the need for a « radical change ». The… More

Well-begun but barely done: NGO Community Calls for Urgent Implementation of EU’s proposed Shipbreaking policy

22 May 2007 – The NGO Platform on Shipbreaking is calling for urgent implementation of the European Commission’s (EC) “Green Paper on Better Ship Dismantling”, released today. The international coalition of human rights and environmental NGOs welcomed the fact that the EC paper… More