Date: January 30, 2018

Place:  Brussels, Brussels - Belgium

Description of the event: On 30 November last year the Ministers of Western Mediterranean countries gathered in Naples (Italy) to endorse and launch the “Initiative for the sustainable development of the blue economy in the Western Mediterranean” , a goal-oriented series of joint actions to make the common sea space safer, cleaner and more productive. The members of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) will meet on 31st  January 2018 in Brussels at the 127th plenary session to adopt an opinion of the Initiative http://cor.europa.eu/en/activities/opinions/pages/opinion-factsheet.aspx?OpinionNumber=CDR%202951/2017 ; the Secretariat of the UfM will intervene at the general debate opening the vote of the opinion.

• Website: http://cor.europa.eu/en/activities/opinions/pages/opinion-factsheet.aspx?OpinionNumber=CDR%202951/2017