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New strategy of marine safety of the EU
It is approved of yesterday by the Council of the European Union
June 25, 2014
Yesterday the Council of the European Union, on initiative of the Greek presidency, has approved of a strategy of marine safety of the EU with the objective to preserve the interests of marine safety of the Union regarding a series of risks and present threats in world-wide the marine field, as the organized crime and transboundary, the threats to the navigation freedom, the proliferation of the weapons of destruction of mass or environmental risks.
The new strategy previews to strengthen the initiatives in five areas: the intensification of the actions with foreign country of the EU the instruments available in the field of marine safety will involve a use more efficient than all; the development of a common atmosphere for sharing of the information in the field of safety and marine surveillance; the potenziamento of the abilities through, for example, the promotion of initiatives and projects for sharing and the support to the development of technologies; the management of the risk and the protection of vital marine infrastructures and the answer to the states of crisis; the strengthening of the search and the formation in the field of marine safety.
"I congratulate myself wholeheartedly - it has declared the vice prime Minister and minister of Foreign countries Greek, Evangelos Venizelos - for the adoption of the strategy for marine safety of the European Union, that it has been between the first priorities of the Greek presidency. This strategy ahead represents a meaningful step in terms of safeguard of the interests of marine safety of the EU against a series of risks and threats in world-wide the marine field, conformity with the values and the fundamental principles of the EU enclosed the respect of the international law and, in particular, the convention of the United Nations on the right of the sea".
Within the end of this year an action plan will be developed in order to put into effect the new strategy.
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Yesterday the Council of the European Union, on initiative of the Greek presidency, has approved of a strategy of marine safety of the EU with the objective to preserve the interests of marine safety of the Union regarding a series of risks and present threats in world-wide the marine field, as the organized crime and transboundary, the threats to the navigation freedom, the proliferation of the weapons of destruction of mass or environmental risks.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
