Portuguese Presidency - 2012
Welcome to the Portuguese Presidency of the Monitoring Committee, represented by the Instituto Financeiro para o Desenvolvimento Regional – IFDR.
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Atlantic Conference "The Marine Economy a key component of the EU integrated strategy for the Atlantic Area"
Grand Hotel, Malahide, Dublin, 7 February 2012
As part of the 2011 Irish Presidency of the Atlantic Area Programme, the BMW Regional Assembly will host an EU Conference in Dublin in February 2012 on the ‘Marine Economy and the EU Atlantic Strategy’. The Atlantic Strategy is a framework which will set out strategic priorities for Atlantic Regions into the new programming period. The conference will bring together stakeholders from throughout Europe to debate the EU Atlantic Strategy and provide a platform for charting a Plan for its implementation. The Strategy was completed by the EU Commission in early November 2011 and the conference will provide an opportunity for delegates to discuss the main aspects of the EU Atlantic Strategy. EC Communication - Maritime Strategy for the Atlantic Ocean Area
Programme and practical information
Maritime Strategy for the Atlantic Ocean Area
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Atlantic Area Programme
The Atlantic Area Programme is a transnational cooperation programme in the framework of the "European Territorial Cooperation" objective, which is one of the instruments of EU cohesion policy for the programming period 2007-2013. It is financed by the European Commission through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), with a total budget of 158 million (see funding figures).
The Atlantic Area covers the entire territory of Ireland and the Atlantic regions of Spain, France, Portugal and the United Kingdom (see map).
Its overall strategic objective is to achieve significant and tangible progress in transnational cooperation geared towards cohesive, sustainable and balanced territorial development of the Atlantic Area and its maritime heritage.
The programme strategy is implemented through four strategic priorities: transnational networks of entrepreneurship and innovation; protection and enhancement of marine and coastal environment; accessibility and internal links, urban and regional sustainable development.
