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Wednesday 8 November 2006: Corepoint conference on the EU Green Paper, Galway-Ireland |
COASTNET WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE NEXT COREPOINT CONFERENCE TO BE HELD ON
THE 8TH NOVEMBER 2006, MARINE INSTITUTE GALWAY, IRELAND
ON 'The EU green Paper on a future European Maritime Policy. The objectives,
potential implications and challenges'.
THIS CONFERENCE IS FREE
Aims of the conference
The green paper regarding Maritime Policy for the EU
(http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/policy_en.html sets out many critical
challenges for the Commission and the EU Member States.
The Lisbon Agenda (growth and Jobs) is clearly reflected in the references
to innovation, knowledge and technology, competitiveness, skills and
employment, clustering and so on.
However, the Gothenburg agenda (sustainable development) also permeates the
document, with references to environment, quality of life, environmental
risk and more.
The challenges are great in bringing all these aspects together in a policy
framework which truly reflects the principles of sustainable development. To
what extent can the environment be enhanced, but also exploited for tourism
for example? Can we increase the attractiveness of coastal areas at the same
time as developing maritime industries? To what extent is environmental risk
a threat to competitiveness?
These questions and more will be explored in this conference as well as
presentations from speakers from the EU outlining the content of the green
paper.
The conference is delivered by CoastNet as part of the Interreg–funded
Corepoint project and is supported by the Marine Institute and the European
Commission Representation in Ireland.
Conference outputs will be submitted to the EU as part of the response to
the consultation on the Green Paper.
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Organiser: CoastNet
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