Virginijus Sinkevičius
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 34 |
| Date of birth | November 4,1990 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Vilnius |
| Lithuania | |
| Spouse | Kateryna Sinkevičienė |
| Party | Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union |
| Office | Member of the Seimas |
| Education | Aberystwyth University - Penglais Campus |
| Vilnius Salomėja Nėris Gymnasium | |
| Maastricht University | |
| Prifysgol Aberystwyth University, Penglais Campus | |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Position | European Commissioner for the Environment |
| European Commissioner for the Environment since 2019 | |
| Previous position | Minister of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania (2017–2019), Member of the Lithuanian Parliament (2016–2019) |
| Height | 184 (cm) |
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| ID | 1327719 |
Virginijus Sinkevičius Life story
Virginijus Sinkevičius is a Lithuanian politician who has been serving as European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries in the European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen since 2019.
COP15: Summit on 'pact with nature' enters final stretch
... We must ensure it stays afloat, " said EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevicius...
Huge bank of dead fish spotted off French Atlantic coast
... The EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevicius, also said...
Of the Leyen, the Commission: The ones to watch in Europe's top-table
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New EU Commission team enshrines gender equality
... Who else is on the list? Johannes Hahn (Austria), Budget and Administration; Didier Reynders (Belgium), Justice; Mariya Gabriel (Bulgaria), Innovation and Youth; Dubravka Suica (Croatia), Democracy and Demography; Stella Kyriakides (Cyprus), Health; Vera Jourova (Czech Republic), Values and Transparency; Kadri Simson (Estonia), Energy; Jutta Urpilainen (Finland), International Partnerships; Sylvie Goulard (France), Internal Market; Laszlo Trocsanyi (Hungary), Neighbourhood and Enlargement; Paolo Gentiloni (Italy), Economy; Valdis Dombrovskis (Latvia), An Economy that Works for People; Virginijus Sinkevicius (Lithuania), Environment and Oceans; Nicolas Schmit (Luxemburg), Jobs; Helena Dalli (Malta), Equality; Janusz Wojciechowski (Poland), Agriculture; Elisa Ferreira (Portugal), Cohesion and Reforms; Rovana Plumb (Romania), Transport; Maros Sefcovic (Slovakia), Relations and Foresight; Janez Lenarcic (Slovenia), Crisis Management; Josep Borrell (Spain), A Stronger Europe in the World; Ylva Johansson (Sweden), Home Affairs...
Huge bank of dead fish spotted off French Atlantic coast
France's fisheries minister has called for an investigation after a spillage of More Than 100,000 Dead Fish off the country's Atlantic coast.
Video footage filmed by environmental activists shows a mass of corpses floating on The Sea surface.
An industry statement Said the Margiris, The World 's second-largest super trawler, had reported a " fishing incident" after its net broke.
It Said the fish were Blue Whiting , a rare species subject to quotas.
The Lost fish would be deducted from the vessel's quota, The Statement added.
The Sea Shepherd France environmental group filmed the fish on Thursday, saying they covered an area of about 3,000 sq m (32,300 sq ft).
Its head Lamya Essemlali told Reuters it wanted to " raise awareness among the French public" about the trawler, which it Said had been banned from Australian waters and frequented The Bay of Biscay.
Fisheries Minister Annick Girardin tweeted (in French) that.
The EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevicius , also Said .
The Pelagic Freezer-Trawler Association issued a statement at 05:50 local time (04:50 GMT) on Thursday morning, adding that This Was a " very rare occurrence".
" In Line with Eu Law , this has been recorded in the vessel's log book and reported to The Authorities of the vessel's flag state, Lithuania, " it Said .
Source of news: bbc.com
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