When it comes to maritime policy, the regions expect a lot from the Maltese Presidency of the Council, which took office on 1 January, explains a source from the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR), consulted by this newsletter on Friday 6 January. A ministerial statement on maritime policy may be issued in April.
Among its priorities for the next six months, Malta, an island nation, includes maritime issues in the ‘Blue Growth’ initiative (see EUROPE 11696). Valetta...