High level panel on Synergies between Sea Basins Strategies

The EU Sea Basins Strategies are focused on strengthening the sustainable blue economy towards resilient sea basins – whether it is the Western Mediterranean, the Atlantic or the Black Sea.

But Sea Basin Strategies can also learn from each other and identify common areas for joint action, while reflecting on how they can best support new EU priorities and challenges ahead.

For this reason, the Sea Basins Assistance Mechanism supports the EU Commission to ensure a streamlined cross sea basin dialogue.

High level panel on Synergies between Sea Basins Strategies
After last year’s inspiring discussion on this topic, the main stage at EMD 2025 will again see a high level panel discussion focused on Synergies between Sea Basins Strategies. On 23 May, policy experts will dive deeper into the results, challenges and what is needed to further capitalise on this successful approach. The panel includes:

Seamus Kearney Director of Seamus Kearny MEdia – moderator of this panel.

He is joined by:

Pedro Gonzalves Director for Strategy, Directorate General for Maritime Affairs – WestMED Co-Presidency
Hryhorii Mozolevych Director General of Science Development Directorate of Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Philip Nugent Director-General for Maritime Affairs, Department of the Environment Climate and Communications
Kestutis Sadauskas Deputy Director-General DG MARE, European Commission
Isabelle Perret High-level expert – National coordinator for integrated maritime policy and sea-basin strategies – Ministry for the Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forestry, Fisheries and Sea – Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture (DGAMPA)
Matthieu Reunavot Deputy Director in charge of maritime planning and sea basin strategies – French Ministry of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, the Sea, and Fisheries

Be sure to attend and learn the latest developments!

When: 23 May 2025 | 13:30-14:45

Where: European Maritime Day 2025 | Cork-Irelend | in-person and online (live stream)

More information/ link to follow online: visit the EMD2025 website

Watch the 2024 high level panel on Sea Basin Strategies
Watch the EMD 2024 – high level panel discussion on the EU Sea Basin Strategies that was moderated Charlina Vladimirova Vitcheva. Director-General from the European Commissionc- DG MAR and learn some the main outcomes here