Green Party demands 3.3 billion
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Green Party demands 3.3 billion kronor support package for the Baltic Sea

One of the Green Party's most important election promises is a package worth 3.3 billion kronor to give the Baltic Sea a chance to recover. In addition, industrial fishing will be phased out.

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The Baltic Sea is a multi-ill patient, says MEP Isabella Lövin at a press conference.

Some of the problems are eutrophication, dead seabeds, environmental toxins and record-low fish stocks.

One proposal is to remove industrial fishing from the Swedish fishing quota. Today, 90% of the quota goes to animal feed instead of becoming fish on the plate.

Other proposals include investing 1 billion in measures against eutrophication and 1 billion to, among other things, reduce agricultural leakage into the Baltic Sea. The MP wants to invest a further 1.3 billion in water supply systems and efforts against PFAS.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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