Building on the outcome of the EU-China 'Blue Year' in 2017, an EU-China Oceans Partnership could be officially launched at the EU-China summit on 16 July (see other articles).
It is with this outlook that the EU decided, on Friday 13 July, to authorise the European Commission to sign the "Declaration on the establishment of a Blue Partnership for the Oceans: towards better ocean governance, sustainable fisheries and a thriving maritime economy between the European Union and the People's...