Blue Economy Roundtable

14.04.2015

Room: ASP 3F383

8:45 – Registration at the European Parliament – Rue Wiertz (please see map)

9:00 – 11:00 – Internal Meeting of the European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils

11:00 – 12:30 – Open Conference | “Blue Economy Roundtable”

Thematic areas:

Specific measures to support Integrated Maritime Policy
Contribution to foster economic growth and job creation
Possible activities to develop at EU level
Analyse good examples of best practices
Conciliate traditional fisheries with aquaculture practices
Support renewable energy, mainly off-shore energy
Invest in Research, Innovation in the Biological area;
Strength the Tourism in the coastal areas
Analyse the potential of the maritime spatial planning
Integrate the Blue Economy Strategies with the sea based strategies (Atlantic, Nordic, Baltics)

Moderator:

Introductory remarks:

Roundtable of speakers:

Manuel Pinto de Abreu (Portuguese Secretary of State of the Sea)
Arnau Queralt and António Domingos de Abreu (European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils – co-chairs of the Marine and Water Affairs Working Group)
Antonio Tajani (Ex-Vice-Presidente da Comissão Europeia, Comissário da Indústria e Empreendedorismo) – tbc
Alain Cadec (Eurodeputado, Presidente da Comissão das Pescas e Assuntos Marítimos do Parlamento Europeu) – tbc
Geir Oddsson (Senior Adviser of the Nordic Council of Ministers)
Despina Symons-Pirovolidou (Director of the European Bureau for Conservation and Development)
MEPS´s and Members of national parliaments
Diferentes stakeholders