Press Release: Council ready to see the Integrated Maritime Policy step up a gear

The Commission welcomed the conclusions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council of 16/17 November 2009, which acknowledged the progress achieved in the field of the Integrated Maritime Policy over the past two years and endorsed the integrated approach to maritime affairs. In its conclusions, the Council referred both to last month's IMP progress report submitted by the Commission and to the recent Communication on the integration of maritime surveillance.