{"id":13795,"date":"2025-10-28T10:23:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=13795"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:23:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:23:27","slug":"we-will-support-ghanas-anti-galamsey-fight-eu-ambassador-to-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=13795","title":{"rendered":"We will support Ghana\u2019s anti-galamsey fight\u2014EU Ambassador to Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>European Union Ambassador to Ghana Rune Skinnebach has reaffirmed the EU\u2019s commitment to supporting Ghana\u2019s efforts to combat illegal mining, popularly known as\u00a0<em>galamsey<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the\u00a0<strong>AM Show<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>JoyNews<\/strong>, Mr. Skinnebach said the EU remains a long-standing partner ready to assist Ghana in addressing the environmental and economic challenges caused by illegal mining.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think, first of all, I want to reiterate that we, as a longstanding partner to Ghana, stand here ready to support. At the same time, it is clear that, for example, with\u00a0<em>galamsey<\/em>, the moment the pollution from galamsey affects the vegetables that Ghana is trying to export to the EU, there will be dire consequences,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Ambassador warned that Ghana risks losing access to European markets if pollution from illegal mining contaminates agricultural exports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not that we are against Ghana; it\u2019s simply that we do not want Ghanaian consumers, and likewise European consumers, to eat sweet potatoes with mercury residues in them. So, there will be a stop in the rest of the export to the EU, which is something Ghana doesn\u2019t want to see, and we don\u2019t want to see it either. But we need to protect our people\u2014that\u2019s our role,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Skinnebach noted that while the EU is ready to support Ghana, the country must take decisive political and institutional steps to strengthen its regulatory framework and environmental monitoring systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be elements or scenarios that we want to avoid, and that is where we are ready to step in and help. How can we help? Well, we can support political decisions\u2014so, the moment there is a decision that requires the establishment of a regulatory framework, the moment there is the need for certain equipment to control development and assess pollution, that is where we can step in and assist,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: The content provided on Fish FM Online is for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, we do not guarantee the completeness, reliability, or timeliness of the information presented. Fish FM Online and its affiliates are not responsible for any errors or omissions, nor for any decisions made based on the content available on our platform.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European Union Ambassador to Ghana Rune Skinnebach has reaffirmed the EU\u2019s commitment to supporting Ghana\u2019s efforts to combat illegal mining, popularly known as\u00a0galamsey. Speaking on the\u00a0AM Show\u00a0on\u00a0JoyNews, Mr. Skinnebach said the EU remains a long-standing partner ready to assist Ghana in addressing the environmental and economic challenges caused by illegal mining. \u201cI think, first of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123457,"featured_media":13796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[4277,4278],"class_list":["post-13795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","tag-anti-galamsey-fight","tag-eu-ambassador-to-ghana"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/123457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13795"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13797,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13795\/revisions\/13797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}