According to the president of Clia France, the world’s leading cruise passenger association, “We are talking about the construction of a new Mediterranean Sea.”. That’s it! Under the auspices of Hervé Berville, Secretary of State for Marine Affairs, the sector is meeting this Thursday in Marseille to sign a charter that commits to protecting the environment and marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean, throughout the Economic Zone. Exclusively French (86,212 km², total). That is, a perimeter that runs from Occitania to the PACA region and includes Corsica.
Cruise passengers were set for a U-turn after controversy erupted this summer over pollution from cruise ships off our coasts from Cherbourg to Corsica. The most famous example. in Marseille itself, where the city hall split in August on a motion condemning it “Boats that are dirty, that spit their smoke on our shores with absolute impunity.” This shows how symbolic this signature is. However, Clia’s president assures her…
Source: Le Figaro
