The EU and six of its member states ratify the treaty to protect the high seas

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May 29, 2025 - 22:01

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The EU and six of its member states ratify the treaty to protect the high seas

United Nations (United States) – The EU as well as Cyprus, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Portugal, and Slovenia have submitted their instruments of ratification of the text aimed at protecting vital marine ecosystems to the United Nations, which was adopted in June 2023 after years of negotiations, the European mission to the UN stated. France and Spain had already done so earlier this year.

This is a “historic step towards the protection of the world’s oceans and the preservation of the delicate balance of the planet’s ecosystems,” commented the European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis, calling on all countries to follow this example.

This brings the number of ratifications to 29, still far from the 60 needed for the treaty to enter into force.

While France and environmental NGOs had hoped that the treaty would come to life during the UN Ocean Conference in Nice from June 9 to 13, there is now no chance of that happening. The treaty can only enter into force 120 days after the 60th ratification. (May 28, 2025)