EU maritime policy features among the six political priorities of the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU.
The six-month work programme of the Maltese Presidency also contains initiatives on “blue growth” and international ocean governance (see EUROPE 11665). The initiative specifically for the Western Mediterranean sea basin is expected to be launched early in 2017, the Presidency says (see EUROPE 11541).
The provisional agenda for Council meetings under Maltese presidency...