Memo: Announcement by Commissioner Maria Damanaki on Joint Statement on Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica

On 16 October 2013 Maria Damanaki, EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, made a political statement on behalf of the European Union jointly with the foreign ministers of Australia, France, New Zealand and the United States about Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica.

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ESO: Background information: Antarctic Sea reserve cut linked to US-Russia tensions http://www.europeansources.info/record/antarctic-sea-reserve-cut-linked-to-us-russia-tensions/

European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/13/902: Questions and Answers on the establishment of Marine Protected Areas in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-902_en.htm

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