MEPs want to protect the Arctic which is believed to contain 20% of the world's undiscovered oil and gas reserves ©NASA European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering expressed sadness at the deaths of over 300 migrants who drowned off the Libyan coast this week, at the opening of the two-day plenary session in Brussels.
Arktikas ledāju satelītuzņēmums ©NASA Atklājot Briseles sesiju, Eiroparlamenta priekšsēdētājs Hanss-Gerts Poterings pieminēja 300 Lībijas piekrastē bojā gājušos migrantus.