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Lucyna Kaminska European Commission Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Mediterranean and Black Sea

EU Integrated Maritime Policy - two years later -. Lucyna Kaminska European Commission Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Mediterranean and Black Sea Malta, IOI Seminar, 2 December 2009. Why there was a need for an EU Integrated Maritime Policy?. Lucyna Kaminska European Commission

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Lucyna Kaminska European Commission Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Mediterranean and Black Sea

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  1. EU Integrated Maritime Policy - two years later - Lucyna Kaminska European Commission Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Mediterranean and Black Sea Malta, IOI Seminar, 2 December 2009

  2. Why there was a need for an EU Integrated Maritime Policy? Lucyna Kaminska European Commission Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Mediterranean and Black Sea Malta, IOI Seminar, 2 December 2009

  3. Europe’s seas and oceans • Europe is surrounded by four seas: • The Baltic Sea • North Sea • Mediterranean Sea • Black Sea • And two oceans: • The Atlantic • The Arctic • Over 2/3 of the EU’s borders are coastal • The maritime spaces under the MSs jurisdiction • Are much larger than their terrestrial territory

  4. Our oceans and seas A precious and unique natural environment A rich source of life, food, energy, medicine The world’s climate regulator A source for discovery and research A place for transport, travel, trade and leisure A source of income for around 5 million Europeans and 40% of share in the GDP of the EU

  5. How all this started? • In its strategic objectives for 2005-2009, the Commission declared: • ”the particular need for an all-embracing maritime policy aimed a developing a thriving maritime economy, in an environmentally sustainable manner. In addition, such a policy should be supported by excellence in marine scientific research, technology and innovation” • Green Paper – published in 2005 and followed by one year of consultation; • Blue Paper – adopted on 10 October 2007 and endorsed by the Council in December 2007; • Regional implementation of the IMP; • International dimension of the IMP.

  6. Main objectives • The main goal of the • Integrated Maritime Policy • is to ensure coherence and synergy whenever there is an interaction • between human activities • which depend on the marine domain and/or has an impact on marine ecosystems

  7. Maritime policy and sectoral policies (2) • Two situations: • Strong interaction - activities where two or more sectors interact or there are strong synergy potentials: • Environment/climate change • Competition for space • Living conditions and development in coastal communities • Data and information • Weak interaction - activities which does not (or only marginally) interact with other sectors, e.g. fishing herring away from shipping lanes and oil rigs

  8. Coordination General policy framework – regional implementation Competitiveness Jobs Skills Research Safety and Security Observation anddata collection Marineresources Spatialplanning Environment

  9. Implementation of the IMP - future outlook (1) Strategic policy orientations for future developments: Integration of maritime governance - permanent structures for cross-sectoral collaboration and stakeholder consultation need to be put in place at European, national and regional levels of government; Development of cross-cutting policy tools - maritime spatial planning, comprehensive marine knowledge and data, and integrated maritime surveillance. These tools are to streamline the way we manage maritime space and maritime activities and help preserving marine ecosystems. Defining boundaries of sustainability - in the framework of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive which should help developing all maritime activities with greater regard to their cumulative impacts on the environment.

  10. Implementation of the IMP Action Plan - future outlook (2) Strategic policy orientations for future developments: Development of sea-basin strategies to allow adapting priorities and policy-making tools to the unique geographical, economical and political context of each sea basin; Development of international dimension of the Integrated Maritime Policy - to strengthen the EU's position and role in multilateral and bilateral relations; Renewed focus on sustainable economic growth, employment and innovation - through, e.g. strengthened links between the IMP and energy/climate change polices to help promoting renewable energies from the sea and develop climate change adaptation strategy for coastal and maritime areas.

  11. IMP – maritime governance “Guidelines for an Integrated Approach to Maritime Policy: Towards best practice in integrated maritime governance and stakeholder consultation” - published on 26 June 2008; At an informal meeting on 13 July 2008 in Brest, Europe ministers acknowledged the necessity to reinforce maritime governance, as a result Member States information fiches on MS maritime governance have been drawn up. MS reports on progress made. Interactive Website for on all actions related to maritime affairs and stakeholders consultation is under preparation (beta version is ready).

  12. IMP – European Maritime Day • IMP Action Plan included a proposal for a European Maritime Day – A Joint Tripartite Declaration establishing a "European Maritime Day“ on 20 of May has been signed by the Council, the EP and the Commission on 3 December 2007. • European Maritime Day 2008 held on 20 May in Brussels. • European Maritime Day 2009 held on 19-21 May in Rome (Italy) • European Maritime Day 2010 will be held on 20-21 May in Gijon(Spain).

  13. IMP – international dimension (1) In the Blue Paper it has been stated that: « The EU will work towards more efficient international governance of maritime affairs and effective enforcement of international maritime law, urging Member states to ratify the relevant instruments. It will promote coordination of European interests in key international fora. » «Maritime affairs will be a regular topic in discussions with the EU’s partners that have already taken steps towards an integrated maritime approach, such as Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway and the US, as well as with other partners such as Brazil, China, India and Russia. The EU will also develop shared responsibility over the seas it shares with its closest neighbours»

  14. IMP – international dimension (2) • Enhance the EU profile in international fora • and strengthen its relations with partners • Establishing and publishing a database and scoreboard on ratifications by Member States; • Assessment of the EU’s role in the international maritime organisations: Study has been completed; • Communication on the international dimension of the IMP adopted on 15 October 2009.

  15. IMP – international dimension (3) • Key themes that call for international cooperation: • International governance based on the rule of law, in particular UNCLOS; • Sustainable exploitation of fish stocks and protection of marine biodiversity, including in the high seas; • Climate change and the role of seas and oceans in this process;; • Maritime safety and security as well as freedom of navigation, focusing inter alia on combating piracy; • Promoting decent working conditions in the maritime sectors; • International coordinated research programmes to know and understand the sea better.

  16. IMP – international dimension (4) • High Level Dialogue – main objective: • Introducing maritime affairs into dialogues with • third countries, including developing countries • High Level Dialogue with Strategic Partners (USA, Canada, Russia, Japan) - Analysing the possibility/opportunity to enlarge the scope of the existing High Level Dialogue meetings with strategic partners on fisheries to maritime affairs issues; • European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Mediterranean and Black Sea/ Union For the Mediterranean / ENP dialogue structures; • Bilateral fisheries agreements with third countries; • Bilateral agreements with non-EU countries

  17. IMP – international dimension (5) • Draft Model Agenda for HLD: • Issues of common interest under IMP, e.g. • Marine observation / data collection • Climate-change mitigation • Maritime security and safety, including piracy • Maritime surveillance • Issues specific to the country • Other Issues • Law of the Sea developments • International fisheries issues incl. coordination concerning multilateral negotiations and processes • Trade regime for fisheries products

  18. IMP – cross-cutting tools • Maritime Spatial Planning; • Marine knowledge - European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODNET); • Maritime surveillance. • These are cross-sectoral instruments of the IMP that will be further developed on the basis of the results obtained in the pilot phase.

  19. IMP cross-sectoral tools – maritime surveillance (1) Why do we need a more integrated surveillance? So far, many maritime surveillance systems are developed at EU, MS and regional level and in its majority they remain sector-specific but threats and challenges at Sea are trans-national and trans-sectoral. Therefore there is a need to build up a more interoperable maritime surveillance system to bring together existing monitoring and tracking systems used for maritime safety and security, protection of the marine environment, fisheries control, control of external borders and other law enforcement activities.

  20. IMP cross-sectoral tools – maritime surveillance (2) • Working documents describing organisation of offshore activities and identifying surveillance, monitoring and reporting systems in Europe: • Working Documents I: Organization of Offshore Activities in Littoral EU Member States; • Working Documents II: Maritime Cross-Border Cooperation between EU Littoral Member States in Five Sea Regions; • Working Documents III: Maritime Surveillance Systems. • These documents were published between June -November 2007.

  21. IMP cross-sectoral tools – maritime surveillance (3) • Actions under the Work Plan for an integrated network of European maritime surveillance systems: • A study on Legal aspects of maritime surveillance – October 2008; • A Commission Staff Working Document on maritime surveillancewas published on 13 October 2008 and it: • describes the current state of play as regards the surveillance, monitoring, tracking, identification and reporting systems put in place by Member States and agencies; • identifies challenges to be addressed and resolved in order to achieve an integrated maritime surveillance network for Europe.

  22. IMP cross-sectoral tools – maritime surveillance (4) • Pilot Projects on maritime surveillance: • 1. Call for proposals for a Pilot project in the Mediterranean and its Atlantic approaches - published on 17 December 2008 – negotiations with a Lead Partner are ongoing (32 partners); • 2. Call for proposals for a Pilot Project in the NorthernEuropean Sea Basins published on 15 September 2009 –negotiations with a Lead Partner are ongoing (10 partners +1 from Norway);

  23. IMP cross-sectoral tools – maritime surveillance (5) • Main goal of Pilot Projects - Testing the integration of surveillance • Determinethe extent towhich the project partners are potentially able to set up an exchange of information mechanism that isviable and durable in time; • Identify obstaclesthat may hinder the exchange information on a long-term basis; • Identify existing experiencein exchanging the information, best practices and/or legal adjustments; • Test the capacityof project partnersto exchange surveillance information; • Identifyhow this cooperation has resulted inadded value

  24. IMP cross-sectoral tools – maritime surveillance (6) • The Blue Paper Action Plan announced aCommunication to present a work plan towards integration of European maritime surveillance systemswhich wasadopted on15October 2009. • Its main objectives are to: • Explain the rationale of the ongoing processes towards integrating maritime surveillance at national and EU level; • Propose a number of principles that will allow to move progressively from a sectoral to an integrated approach with regard to maritime surveillance at EU and national level; • Provide an update of surveillance actions undertaken at Commission level.

  25. IMP cross-sectoral tools – maritime surveillance (7) • The four main Guiding Principles are the following: • An approach that would allow for interlinking all user communities; • Building up a technical framework for interoperability and future integration; • Information exchange between civilian and military authorities; • Compliance with specific legal provisions.

  26. IMP cross-sectoral tools – maritime surveillance (8) • Guiding principles towards the establishment of a “Common Information Sharing Environment” • Common: basic data collected only once; • Information: must enable user-defined situational awareness; • Sharing: each community receives but also provides information; • Environment: interconnected sectoral information systems allowing users to identify trends and detect anomalies.

  27. IMP – maritime clusters • Focus on the development of multi-sectoral clusters and regional centres of maritime excellence: • A staff working document on Maritime Clusters was published on 17 October 2007; • Study: “The role of maritime clusters to enhance the strength and development of maritime sectors” describing characteristics and functions of clusters with a view to facilitating cooperation and learning from best practice was completed in November 2008; • Focus on maritime clusters during events around the European Maritime Day in 2009.

  28. IMP- other relevant maritime initiatives (1) • Marine Strategy Framework Directive establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy was published on 17 June 2008; • Action on Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change - White Paper: Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action“ published on 1 April 2009; • Study "The economics of climate change adaptation in EU coastal areas completed in May 2009; • A European Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research - A coherent European Research Area framework in support of a sustainable use of oceans and seas – published on 3 September 2008.

  29. IMP- further relevant maritime initiatives (2) Communication “Offshore Wind Energy: Action needed to deliver on the Energy Policy Objectives for 2020 and beyond” published on 13 November 2008; Sustainable Maritime Tourism Agenda for a sustainable and competitive European tourism published on 19 October 2007; Study “Tourists Facilities in Ports” launched on 29 August 200; Review of the Common Fisheries Policy – Green Paper, published on 22 April 2009.

  30. IMP- further relevant maritime initiatives (3) • Maritime Transport Strategic goals and recommendations for the EU’s maritime transport policy until 2018 – published 21 January 2009. • Communication on a European Ports Policy published on 18 October 2007; • Third Maritime Safety Package published on 11 March 2009; • Revision of Trans-European Transport Networks Guidelines (TEN-T) Green Paper: TEN-T policy review. Towards a better integrated trans-European transport network at the service of the common transport policy published on 4 February 2009

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  32. IMP – regional implementation (1) • Seas are different – regional specificities • Geography • Political context • Economic situation • Social situation • Environmental challenges • Main objective • Adapting the IMP to regional challenges and opportunities for specific policy development • Providing added value

  33. IMP – regional implementation (2) • Regional implementation of the integrated maritime policy requires cooperation of all coastal states to address common challenges such as: • Environmental concerns • Climate change • Maritime security and safety issues • Globalisation • How can the IMP help us to address these challenges?

  34. IMP – regional implementation (3) • Examples of actions – e.g. promotion of: • maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal zone management • a viable and enforced regulatory framework for protection of marine resources for all coastal states; • maritime clusters; • cleaner transport solutions; • shore side electricity in ports; • the use of renewable energy (e.g. offshore energy; • improved coordination/more integration in the area of maritime surveillance; • value added jobs by bringing together maritime industry/services/science/education; • maritime professions

  35. IMP – What has been achieved so far -The Arctic (1) • What is the Arctic? • The region around the North Pole opposite to the Antarctic around the South Pole; • The area north to the Arctic Circle (21.2 mln km² • A vast ice-covered ocean (2/3) surrounded by treeless, frozen ground (1/3); • A unique marine ecosystem and a unique culture of indigenous people

  36. IMP – The Arctic (2) • The main goal - setting out EU interests and proposing actions for EU Member States and institutions around three main policy objectives: • Protecting and preserving the Arctic in unison with its population; • Promoting sustainable use of resources; • Contributing to enhanced Arctic multilateral governance • “The European Union and the Arctic Region”- • Communication adopted on 20 November 2008

  37. IMP – The Arctic (3) • Protecting and preserving the Arctic in unison with its population: • Enhancing environmental research, monitoring and assessments to better understand the Arctic environment, ecosystem, landscape and people as prerequisite for appropriate policy responses; • Improving the environmental management to prevent and tackle processes with negative impact in the Arctic; • Preserving the rights of indigenous people and helping them to maintain their livelihood and culture.

  38. IMP – The Arctic (4) • Promoting sustainable use of natural resources: • Ensuring sustainable exploitation of Arctic fisheries resources and support the development of an international management framework for the Arctic waters; • Promoting disaster prevention and combating, strengthening civil protection mechanisms in case of emergencies; • Ensuring the sustainable, safe and clean exploration and exploitation of oil, gas and other non living resources; • Securing freedom of navigation and minimising detrimental effects of shipping.

  39. IMP – The Arctic (5) • Contributing to enhanced Arctic multilateral • Governance: • Working towards an overarching integrated Arctic governance system (but no Arctic Treaty); • Contributing actively to the Arctic debate and make it more policy driven in all relevant for a; • Reinforcing implementation of current international agreements relevant for the Arctic by Arctic States; • Striving for full membership in the Arctic Council • Increasing EU internal coordination and transparency of activities towards the Arctic.

  40. IMP – what has been achieved so far–The Baltic (1) Baltic Sea Strategy December European Council conclusions (2007) Commission was invited by the Council to present the EU strategy for the Baltic Sea by June 2009 Inter alia to address the urgent environmentalchallenges The Northern Dimension – political framework providing the basis for the external aspects of co-operation The Baltic Sea Strategy adopted on 10 June 2009

  41. Baltic Sea Strategy (2) • Four overall objectives: • To make the Baltic Sea Region: • Environmentally sustainable (e.g. process waste water); • Prosperousplace (e.g. promoting innovation in SMEs); • Accessible and attractive (e.g. improving transport links); • Safe and secure (e.g. better accident response).

  42. Baltic Sea Strategy (3) • An environmentallysustainable place – proposed actions • Accelerate the implementation of the Marine Strategy Directive by 2 years; • Full report on the implementation of Water Framework Directive and related legislation by 2010); • Establish networks of Marine Protected Areas; • Implement an eco-system approach to fisheries through management plans and discards policy; • Model region for clean shipping; Agreement among the ports to install shore-side electricity facilities by 2015; Award of best port performance

  43. A prosperous place – proposed actions • Necessary changes to the existing regulatory and administrative framework to allow the implementation of the European Space for Maritime Transport without barriers; • Launching the Baltic Sea Cluster Conference under the auspices of the Baltic Sea Region Business Forum; • Coordinate implementation of the Action plan on Offshore Wind Energy by Baltic Sea states; • Achieve sustainable fisheries by all Baltic Sea states by2015, including 100% traceability and certification of caught fish; • Reducing the Baltic fleet capacity with the assistance from the EEF; • Full coordination of fisheries control activities by 2015. Baltic Sea Strategy (4)

  44. Baltic Sea Strategy (5) • An accessible and attractive place to live and work • Motorways of the Sea in the Baltic Sea; implement necessary measures to facilitate the procedures affecting short sea shipping; • Establish a Baltic Network of marine research institutions - strengthening the cross-border cooperation; • Establish a network of maritime educational institutions aiming at delivering a common format for a certificate of maritime excellence; • Establish a system of exchange of best practices and awards among Baltic islands to encourage the development of specific island projects.

  45. Baltic Sea Strategy (6) • A safeand secure place – proposed actions • Eliminate to the extend possible the fishing boats accidents by 2015; • Establish a fund for the implementation of surveillance systems on ships in the Baltic; • Launch a single disaster response mechanism in the Baltic Sea Region.

  46. Baltic Sea Strategy (7) • Four flagship actions in the field of maritime policy • Maritime spatial planning (including a pilot project); • Maritime surveillance (including a pilot project); • Clean shipping; • Sustainable fisheries.

  47. Baltic Sea Strategy (7) • Examples of projects: • Phosphates from detergents will be removed in all Member States • with the aim of reducing nutrients in the sea; • A “Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan” to better connect Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to European networks; • The ‘Rail Baltica’ to connect Warsaw with Tallinn by 2013, • with a target speed of 120 km/h: • An attempt to establish a joint maritime surveillance system – a pilot project on maritime surveillance; • A fund for innovation and research will be set-up, • using national and private funding for tailored research activities • matching the specific strengths of the region.

  48. Mediterranean Sea (1) • Regional context: • Number and variety of status of coastal states in the region: • (EU Member States, candidate countries and potential candidate countries, non-EU states); • Different legal systems and administrative cultures • Different political frameworks, structures and instruments: • ENPI – Southern Region • ENPI – CBC – Mediterranean Sea Basin programme • Barcelona Process – Union for the Mediterranean • Enlargement process • Bilateral negotiations between the EU and third countries • Some attempts as regards the establishment of EEZs/fisheries/ecologicial zones • Regional fisheries management organisation – GFCM • Mediterranean RAC – created on 15 Sept 2008 (first General Assembly held in April 2009; • Barcelona Convention – EC is a full member

  49. Mediterranean Sea (2) • What has been done so far? • High-Level Mediterranean Conference in Piran (Slovenia) – 10 June 2008; • Online consultation on the implementation of the IMP in the Mediterranean – opened between May–December 2008; • Pilot project on maritime surveillance - contractor has been selected and the contract is under negotiations; • Expert group on maritime governance in the Mediterranean was established in January 2009, the expert group report available on DG MARE website; • Communication “EU strategy to improve maritime governance in the Mediterranean Sea”– adopted on 11 September 2009; • A Working Group consisting of representatives of all Mediterranean states to discuss the implementation of the Mediterranean strategy is to be established – target date mid-December 2009.

  50. Mediterranean Sea (3) • The Communication sets out a vision for the development of an IMP in the Mediterranean and better maritime governance: • An integrated approach to maritime affairs at the appropriate levels is encouraged, in dialogue with non-EU Mediterranean coastal States; • Structured and effective dialogue amongst coastal States on governance of the marine space to be stimulated at the appropriate fora; • Stakeholder platforms to regularly address the Mediterranean Sea and its specificities, and working towards basin-wide stakeholder dialogue (including from non-EU coastal states); • The potential of engaging in Maritime Spatial Planning in specific sub-regions or sea-areas in the Mediterranean to be fully explored;

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