Press Release: 12th FEMIP Conference – Mediterranean blue economy: enhancing marine and maritime cooperation

Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Philippe de Fontaine-Vive, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), and Andrew Winbow, Assistant Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), met in Athens, Greece, on the occasion of the 12th Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and Investment (FEMIP) Conference (18-19 April), to affirm their commitment to work collectively and in partnership to support a blue and sustainable economy in the Mediterranean region and to maximise marine and maritime cooperation across all bordering countries. Ministers responsible for maritime affairs in Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Morocco and Palestine were present.

European Commission: Rapid: SPEECH/13/341: Reviving the Mediterranean blue economy through cooperation http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-341_en.htm

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