“The European Union considers the possibility of introducing a tax for navigable companies that use the Baltic Sea. The received funds are planned to be referred for protection of underwater cables.”, – WRITE: epravda.com.ua
The European Union considers the possibility of introducing a tax for navigable companies that use the Baltic Sea. The received funds are planned to be referred for protection of underwater cables. About it reports Reuters with reference to the words of the Minister of Defense Estonia Anna Pokura. According to him, the EU discusses different ways of protecting marine infrastructure. For example, to detect the anchors stretching on the bottom, they can install special sensors, and the cables themselves – to further fortify with protective structures. But such measures will need funding. According to Makur, a new tax will work as an “insurance fee” in case of damage to infrastructure at the bottom of the sea. Advertising: “Maybe one day we will see that during the passage through the Danish ducts, companies will have to pay a certain amount,” said Estonian minister. Official investigations are still ongoing, but according to Pevkur, a series of recent incidents in the Baltic may indicate coordinated actions of the Russian “shadow fleet”. Recall: advertising: a oil tanker crew, suspected of sabotage underwater cables in the Baltic Sea, was preparing to damage other cables and pipelines, but the ship was detained. Finland received permission to keep the detained tanker from the “shadow fleet”, which damaged the energy cable and four communications cables in the Baltic Sea last week, the court ruled. The Finnish authorities stated that the tanker of the “shadow fleet” of the Russian Federation Eagle S, which damaged underwater cables in the Baltic Sea, is unsuitable for navigation.