The EU’s environment chief is calling for a clean-up of unexploded mines in the Baltic Sea to prevent accidental harm, keep the munitions out of the hands of criminals and reduce wind farm delays.
Virginijus Sinkevičius, the EU environment commissioner and a Lithuanian politician, told the Financial Times that about 300,000 tonnes of unexploded munitions, mostly from the first and second world wars, were littering the Baltic seabed.
“Now [they] threaten humans, marine life and economic activities, such as renewable energy, and put fishing vessels and their crew in danger,” he said.
您已阅读16%（586字），剩余84%（2996字）包含更多重要信息，订阅以继续探索完整内容，并享受更多专属服务。