The Green Paper on European Maritime Policy was published on 7 June 2006. It is a document of some sixty pages, including an official extract, which is annexed to this article. The Commission’s aim is to stimulate the widest possible debate on the Green Paper; this is planned to last for a year, and will be followed by the publication of a definitive White Paper. We believe that publishing this extract is a useful contribution to the national (and European) debate on the subject.
The Green Paper on European Maritime Policy
On 7 June 2006 the European Commission (EC) adopted a ‘Green Paper on a Future European Maritime Policy for the European Union’. On 2 March 2005 The President of the Commission (Jose Manuel Barroso) and the Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (Joseph Borg) had already declared to the Commission that there was a need for a Europe-wide integrated approach in this field.
The importance to the Commission of maritime matters was reaffirmed in the definition of its strategic objectives for the period 2005-09. The constitution of the new Commission saw the nomination for the first time of a Commissioner responsible for maritime affairs
A Green Paper is a discussion document published by the Commission on a specific area of policy. It is above all a document meant for the parties involved–member states, organisms, associations and private citizens–who are invited to participate in the process of consultation and debate. In certain cases it is the basis of subsequent legislative developments.
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