At the Environment Council on Tuesday 17 March, France wishes to draw the attention of its European partners to the need to transformMercator Ocean International into an intergovernmental organisation.
This appeal comes at a time when the European Commission is developing the ‘European Digital Twin Ocean’, a strategic project that will rely heavily on Mercator’s capabilities, according to a note sent by France ahead of the European ministers’ meeting (see EUROPE B13819A11).
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