The directive sets up for the first time an overall, integrated policy for the protection of the marine environment which is faced with a number of threats including loss or degradation of biodiversity and changes in its structure, loss of habitats, contamination by dangerous substances and nutrients and the impact of climate change.
Eiropas Parlaments aicina liegt publisko finansējumu politiskajām partijām un plašsaziņas līdzekļiem, kas apzināti mudina uz naidu, pamatojoties uz rasi, etnisko izcelsmi, reliģiju, invaliditāti, seksuālo orientāciju vai valstspiederību.