The European Commission has been organizing workshops with the Atlantic Member States to ensure awareness of the Atlantic Forum and EU funding processes. The objective of this is to support the Atlantic Action Plan and to assist stakeholders in coming forward with well-prepared projects.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is organising a public presentation of its opinion on "Maritime piracy: strengthening the EU response".
Commissioner Maria Damanaki together with Miguel Arias Cañete, Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment and Alberto Nuñez Feijóo, President of the Government of Galicia, have co-hosted the EU-wide stakeholders Conference "European Aquaculture: the path for growth".
High-level stakeholder conference “Setting an Agenda for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas”, Zagreb, 6 December 2012
The new edition of the European Maritime Day, the largest annual maritime Conference in Europe, will take place in Malta on 21 and 22 May 2013.
The European Commission is participating in the 4th International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) to highlight the strategic importance of ocean energy in the context of Blue Growth. The Conference is taking place in Dublin from 17 to 19 of October 2012. The ICOE will bring together over 750 international experts, academics, policy makers and leading companies to exchange views, share information and best practices, and stimulate collaboration on the development of ocean renewable energy technologies.
Commissioner Maria Damanaki together with Nicolaus Berlakovich, Austrian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management hosted a high-level conference on the future of European Aquaculture, to discuss how the European Commission, the Member States, the European Parliament and the stakeholders can contribute to unlocking the potential for the further development of aquaculture and in particular freshwater aquaculture in Europe.
