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the ECSA shares the relation of the Parliament EU on the assistance and aid to the migrants in sea
Verhoeven: it correctly assigns to the responsibility at the level of the Member States and of the EU
April 11, 2016
The association of the European shipowners shares the content of the relation of initiative of the European Parliament on the "Situation in the Mediterranean and the necessity of a olistico approach of the EU to the emigration", document that will be object of debate and voting tomorrow to the assembly parliamentarian to Strasbourg.
"The marine ones - the general secretary of the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA has explained), Patrick Verhoeven - have always made their part in helping which is in danger in sea and last year in still greater measure since the mercantile ships have lead aid operations on wide scale in order to save the life of thousands of migrants and refugees. We - he has specified Verhoeven - agree with the European Parliament that must be gone to any length in order to prevent the loss of human lives in sea. The relation in program - it has specified the general secretary of the ECSA - correctly assigns to the responsibility at the level of the Member States and of the EU to organize a permanent answer of the European Union in the activities of aid and rescue".
Verhoeven has emphasized moreover that the text of the document reflects the opinions of the European shipowners since it asserts that, regarding the search and aid, "an adapted financing at the level of the EU is essential and to the Member States" and that "the private shipowners and the not governmental organizations that indeed assist the people in danger in sea would not have to risk to incur in endorsements in order to have carried out aid and search activity".
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