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

• UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
• Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs)
• Advisory Councils (ACs)

Sea basins

Atlantic basin:

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

Baltic Sea basin:

• Baltic Development Forum
• Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference
  • Working group on maritime policy
• Baltic Sea States sub-regional cooperation
  • Working group on maritime policy
• Council of the Baltic Sea States
  • Experts group on Maritime Policy
• VASAB
  • Maritime spatial planning
  • HELCOM-VASAB
• Helsinki Commission (Helcom)

Arctic basin:

• The Northern Dimension
• Arctic Council
• Nordic cooperation (Norden)
• Barents Euro-Arctic Council

Black Sea basin:

• Black Sea Cross Border Cooperation Programme
• Black Sea Synergy
• Euro East Programme
• The Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution

Mediterranean Sea basin:

• The Union for the Mediterranean (EUROMED)
• Barcelona Convention
• The Mediterranean Science Commission
• Insuleur

Stakeholders

• Conference of peripheral maritime regions (CPMR)
• European science foundation (ESF)
• Marine Board
• Conference of Atlantic Arc Cities

Others

• IMARES – marine ecology research institute
• Deltares research institute
• ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea