Press Release: Maritime policy: Commissioner Borg in Slovenia to promote closer cooperation on maritime issues in the Mediterranean

Joe Borg, EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, will attend tomorrow an international conference in Portorož, Slovenia, to open a debate on the maritime-related challenges and opportunities for the Mediterranean Sea basin. The discussions will focus on cooperation and governance in a variety of maritime sectors and activities such as environment, sea transport, surveillance and research. Closer cooperation in these areas between EU and non-EU countries in the region, as well as increased collaboration between sectoral players, will be the leitmotivs. The conference, organised by the Slovenian Presidency of the EU, the European Commission and the University Centre for Euro-Mediterranean Studies in Piran, will be an important step towards applying the EU's Integrated Maritime Policy in the regional context.

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European Commission: SPEECH/08/319: The Euro-Mediterranean University: a place of dialogue and understanding http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/08/319&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: SPEECH/08/321: The impact of the Integrated Maritime Policy on the Mediterranean http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/08/321&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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