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UfM Blue Economy working group Date: March 25, 2019
Place: Conference Centre Albert Borschette (CCAB), 36 rue Froissart, Brussels - Belgium
Description of the event: The UfM Working Group on Blue Economy will take place on of March 25th, in Brussels, chaired by European Commission in close collaboration with the UfM Secretariat. Agenda of the 5th Meeting of the UfM Working Group on the Blue Economy Conference Centre Albert Borschette (CCAB), 36 rue Froissart, Brussels, 25 March 2019 09:00 – 09:30 Registration of participants 09:30 - 11:00 Opening (by the co-Presidency) Adoption of the agenda Tour de table on progress made on developing maritime policy, blue economy, and cross-sectorial coordination at national level (by focal points of the UfM Countries). 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 – 13:00 Key outcomes of the written reports submitted by the countries and concerned institutions in 2018 (UfMS) Deliverables of the 1st UfM Ministerial Declaration on the Blue Economy: - Latest advancements at regional level, including WestMed (DG MARE); Blue Med Initiative (DG RTD); Med Blue Economy Stakeholder Platform (UfMS), etc. (Input by country representatives) 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break 14:30 - 15:30 Towards the next UfM Ministerial Conference on the Blue Economy in 2020: - Draft Review of the Ministerial Declaration of 2015 (Copresidency, UfMS and country representatives) 15:30- 16:30 De-briefing from the first “Blue Invest in the Mediterranean” event - 24 January, Malta – by DG MARE. How to ensure active participation of blue economy entrepreneurs and investors in the UfM Blue Economy Forum (introduction by DG MARE and DG NEAR; discussion). Support grant from DG MARE/EASME to the UfMS: purpose and objectives. Overview of projects linked to IMP/BE, implemented by the European Commission 16:30 – 17:00 IMP-MED Facility: short overview of the achievements of the project (by Ms Federica Pesce - DG NEAR and Mr Lothar Schillak – Project Team Leader) 17:00 – 17:30 AOB Next steps Conclusions (by the co-Presidency)
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- Website: blueconomy@ufmsecretariat.org