MARITIMEAFFAIRS

The Atlantic Forumprocess and outcomesDG-MARE Matthew King Dublin, 7 February

2012

economic potential of sea largely untapped

• energy• food• minerals• pharmaceuticals

• we now have the technology to exploit this potential

• long term investment is needed

can meet EU2020 objectives

• reduction of carbon emissions• ecosytem based management of living resources • protection against risk and emergencies• exploitation of seafloor resources• socially inclusive growth

•industry estimates for Europe– 296,000 employed in offshore wind by 2030– 450,000 jobs in wave and tide by 2050

window of opportunity

•EU’s new financial framework begins in 2014

•planning is beginning now– Common Strategic Framework– Partnership Contracts– Operational Programmes

can we use these funds to unlock potential of sea ?

Funds Budget € billion

Structural and Cohesion 376.0Research - Horizon 2020 80.0Maritime and Fisheries Fund 6.6Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs 2.5LIFE+ 3.6Agricultural Fund for Rural Development 101.2External Action Instruments 96.2Total 666.1

Atlantic Forum• generate concrete

ideas for– priority actions– projects

• ideas to come from– Member States– Regions– stakeholders

• feed into Action Plan

main actors

•Leadership Group•Steering Group•Regional Events

key to success

•Action Plan must feed into national Partnership Contracts

these links need to be made

Action Plan

projects

Leadership Group

Finance Ministries in

Member States

2012Partnership Contracts

2013Operation

al Programm

es

TimetableFebruary-March 2012

gathering of proposalsvisits to 5 EU Atlantic States

April 2012 priority actions definedJune -July 2012

on-line consultationstakeholder events to refine and review proposalsSteering Group prepares Consultation Document

November 2012

draft Action Plan

early 2013

Final Action Plan

2014-2020

monitoring of implementation

more information

• http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/policy/sea_basins/atlantic_ocean/index_en.htm