What is the European Union doing about it?
Actions vary greatly. Some countries have implemented a lot of measures and passed strong legislation to combat pollution, while others barely give the issue any attention. In countries where the merchant marine fleet is very important, governments tend to try to limit fines and sanctions, while the countries most greatly affected by dumping are trying to increase pressure to reduce this kind of pollution. The European Commission has presented various proposals for solving many of these problems and the European Parliament has endorsed them and even improved them, but governments continue to fail to reach a consensus.
