Europarlamentarci žele okončati proljetni lov na ptice selice na Malti
BRUXELLES, 27. ožujka – Članovi europskog parlamenta iz raznih političkih grupa pozvali su europsku komisiju da pokrene prekršajni postupak protiv Malte za proljetni lov na ptice selice. Nizozemska Stranka za životinje i njihova europarlamentarka Anja Hazekamp preuzela je inicijativu za ovaj predmet.
Anja Hazekamp tokom rasprave okruglog stola u europskom parlamentu
Rasprava za okruglim stolom o proljetnom lovu na Malti završila je u europskom parlamentu u Bruxellesu, riječima europarlamentarke i članice Stranke za životinje Anje Hazekamp koja je pozvala europsku komisiju da pokrene prekršajni postupak protiv Malte kako bi zaustavili praksu lova na ptice selice. Prema riječima Anje Hazekamp, umanjenje EU direktive za ptice, koju je provela Malta kako bi omogućila proljetni lov na prepelice, ne ispunjava uvjete. Hazekamp je sama svjedočila ilegalnom lovu tokom posjeta Malti prošle godine.
Zajedno s europarlamentarcem Keithom Taylorom , Klausom Buchnerom (Greens), Fabiom Massimom Castaldom (EFDD) i Stefanom Eckom (GUE/NGL), Hazekamp je također objavila da će tražiti plenarnu raspravu u europskom parlamentu o proljetnom lovu na Malti u svibnju.
“Postoje konkretni dokazi da se ne ispunjavaju uvjeti koje je postavila EU direktiva za ptice. Ilegalne sprave za lov poput elektronskih vabilica, koriste se svakodnevno i mnogo zaštičenih ptica ilegalno se ubija svake sezone lova . Malteška vlada poduzima malo ili ništa po tom pitanju. Osim toga, ovogodišnja sezona lova na prepelice pomaknuta je kako bi se uskladila s migracijom golubica, što povećava rizik ubijanja zaštičenih ptica. Sve ovo potkopava ciljeve EU direktive za ptice. Europa se mora pokrenuti i zaštititi naše ptice.” Izjavila je Hazekamp.
BRUSSELS, 23 March- Members of the European Parliament from several political groups have urged the European Commission to open an infringement procedure against Malta for the spring hunt on migratory birds. Dutch Party for the Animals MEP Anja Hazekamp has taken the lead in the call for action to save the birds.
A round table discussion on spring hunting in Malta, held at the European Parliament in Brussels, has ended with Dutch Party for the Animals MEP Anja Hazekamp calling on the European Commission to open an infringement procedure against Malta to stop the practice of spring hunting. According to Hazekamp, the derogation from the EU Birds Directive, applied by Malta to enable spring hunting of quail, does not meet the required conditions. Hazekamp herself has witnessed several illegal hunting activities during her visit to Malta last year. According to nature organisations such as Bird Life Malta, thousands of migrating and protected birds are killed every year during Malta’s spring hunt.
Along with MEPs Keith Taylor, Klaus Buchner (Greens), Fabio Massimo Castaldo (EFDD) and Stefan Eck (GUE/NGL), Hazekamp also announced that she will be calling for a European Parliament plenary debate on spring hunting in Malta in May.
“There is concrete evidence that conditions required in the EU Birds Directive are not being fulfilled. Illegal hunting tools, such as electronic bird callers, are being used on a structural basis, and lots of protected birds are being gunned down illegally every hunting season. The enforcement by Maltese authorities is weak or lacking.
Furthermore, this year’s spring hunting season for quail has been shifted to coincide with the migration of the turtle dove, which increases the risk of this endangered species being gunned down. All this undermines the objectives of the EU Birds Directive. Europe must step in and protect our birds,” says Hazekamp.