MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Measures to limit the effects of the recent ecological disaster in the Black Sea – E-000084/2025

Question for written answer  E-000084/2025/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
Victor Negrescu (S&D)

For almost a month now, the Black Sea has been battling the devastating effects of the biggest environmental disaster in recent years, caused by two Russian oil tankers that sank in the Kerch Strait. Hundreds of birds, dozens of dolphins and thousands of marine organisms have died and the ecosystem has been contaminated with the substances released into the water, including thousands of tonnes of M100, a highly toxic petroleum product.

• 1.Given these circumstances, I believe the Commission needs to take urgent action to limit the effects of this environmental disaster on the territorial waters of Romania and Bulgaria. What does the Commission intend to do to support the Black Sea states?
• 2.Similarly, what EU financing solutions and mechanisms are available for Black Sea countries to restore maritime ecosystems, protect biodiversity, avert any risk to local communities and clean up the shores affected?

Submitted: 12.1.2025