Brussels, 25/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - During the consultation period following publication of the Green Paper on Maritime Policy, various actors - including the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) - supported the initiative to set in place a European Day of the Sea. After discussion, the European Commission suggested 20 May would be appropriate for celebrating the sea in Europe. Each year on 20 May, as of 2008, the European Union will turn its attention to the sea in order to...