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) You can access the agenda here: 

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