Money is the basic reason that shipowners these days are chosing to have their ships scrapped in countries such as India and Pakistan, under poor environmental- and working conditions, explains Swedish member of the EU Parliament for the green group, Carl Schlyter, spokesman for the Parliament's Environmental Committee.
The Environmental Committee in Brussels will vote next month on his suggestion for the EU Commission's proposal on safer ship scrapping.
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