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The Recreational Craft Directive, Directive 2013/53/EU, originally Directive 94/25/EC on recreational craft [1] amended by Directive 2003/44/EC, is a European Union directive which sets out minimum technical, safety and environmental standards for boats, personal watercraft, marine engines and components in Europe. It covers boats between 2.5 ...
The first idea for a unified european maritime security strategy, was brought forward at a defense meeting by Spain, who held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2010. [5] The idea met resistance from several Member States including the UK and Germany who opposed integration in defense policy due to concerns about the loss of ...
In July 2016, the European parliament and Commission approved a proposal to permanently increase the funding and scope of Frontex, which until then only coordinated the coast guards and border patrols of individual EU countries, and turn it into a true EU-wide border agency and coast guard. Such a step had long been controversial because of ...
The Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission, responsible for the policy area of fisheries, the Law of the Sea and Maritime Affairs of the European Union. The current director-general is Charlina Vitcheva.
The French customs coastguard patrol boat Jacques Oudart Fourmentin based in the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. In order to carry out its missions, the Coastguard Service of the French Customs has intervention and interception resources, including 18 speedboats and patrol boats sailing within 200 nautical miles and 13 coastal speedboats that operate ...
A new command, Activities/Marine Inspection Office Europe, was commissioned on July 11, 1995 in Rotterdam. The unit has continued to grow and evolve during the Coast Guard's transition to the Department of Homeland Security and today our maritime security role continues to expand. Between 2004 and 2007, additional personnel were assigned to ...
The European Medical Command (EMC) is a planned medical command centre in support of EU missions, formed as part of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO). [11] The EMC will provide the EU with a permanent medical capability to support operations abroad, including medical resources and a rapidly deployable medical task force.
Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC) is a nonprofit organization.It was founded in 1989 with the aim of promoting coastal management.In Europe, it had 13 national branches. EUCC's working area is Europe and its neighbouring regions, especially the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.