MARITIME POLICY : EUROPE MARKS FIRST MARITIME DAY.
Europe Environment, May, 2008
On a proposal from the European Commission, the EU celebrated, on 20 May, the first European Maritime Day(1). The launch ceremony was held in Strasbourg and included the signing of a joint declaration by Janez Jan a, prime minister of Slovenia, for the Council, Hans-Gert Pottering, president of the European Parliament, and Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.
The day coincided with the European Parliament's vote on the Integrated Maritime Policy, based on a report by Willi Piecyk (PES, Germany). The report stresses the possibilities offered by the maritime sector in terms of innovation, research, the environment, biodiversity, economic development and employment. It calls for consideration of these elements in EU maritime policy, more consistent dialogue...
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