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Maritime issues on other European Commission websites

Environment – the marine environment and Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
Horizon 2020 – marine and maritime research
Mobility and transport – maritime transport
Energy – energy, including wind and ocean renewable energy
Regional policy – regional development and funding for different activities, including maritime activities
Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs – shipbuilding sector
Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs - coastal and maritime tourism

Maritime affairs on websites of other EU bodies

The most important committees/working groups in the different EU institutions and agencies:

European Parliament
European Economic and Social Committee
Committee of the Regions
European Maritime Safety Agency
European Environment Agency
European External Action Service
- European Defence Agency: maritime surveillance
- EU NAVFOR: EU counter-piracy military operation off the Somali coast

International and regional organisations

Sea basins

Atlantic basin:

Ospar (North East Atlantic Commission)
Atlantic Arc Commission of CPMR
Interreg IV CAMIS Programme (Channel / Manche)

Baltic Sea basin:

Arctic basin:

Black Sea basin:

Mediterranean Sea basin:

Stakeholders

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21/05/2019 - Black Sea ministers endorse Common Maritime Agenda

Ministers from seven Black Sea countries – Bulgaria, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine – are meeting in Bucharest today to endorse the Common Maritime Agenda for the Black Sea. With this, the Black Sea region joins the rest of the sea basins bordering the EU in setting a basin-wide initiative for more, and more sustainable, economic growth.

20/05/2019 - In depth: Biggest-ever European Maritime Day offers an exciting world of discovery

I am diving in the clear waters off the coast of Calabria. A few fish pass slowly to my left. Looking down, I spot several big stone blocks on the seabed. As I move closer to take a better look, a voice in my ear tells me these marble slabs were being carried by a large Roman Empire barge when it sank in the 3rd century AD.

16/05/2019 - European Commission launches Blue Economy Report at European Maritime Day in Lisbon

Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella has opened the 2019 European Maritime Day conference in Lisbon. This year, the main focus is on boosting a “blue” economy, the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, through entrepreneurship, investment, and research and innovation. On this occasion, the European Commission launches the second edition of its Blue Economy Report.

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