WATER BASED COMPETITIVENESS NETWORK MARITIME INNOVATIVE ECONOMY

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WATER BASED COMPETITIVENESS NETWORK MARITIME
INNOVATIVE ECONOMY
Local and regional authorities contribution to
the EU maritime policy Dimitris KALOGEROPOULOS,
President of T.E.D.K.N.A
T. E. D. K. N. A. Local Union of
Municipalities and Town Councils of Attica
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General Information

• Represents 4.5 million citizens
• Union of 102 municipalities and 20 town councils
• Capital Athens
• Covers about 3,808 square kilometers
• Urban peninsula which borders on Corinth to the
  west and the Boeotian plain to the north.

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Economic Social Features

• Economy based mostly on activities related to the
  tertiary sector (e.g. business and services)
• Most important sectors of economic development
• Capital Investments, Multinational Companies,
  Tourism
• Large urban centre attracting both internal and
  external migrants (7000,000 live in Athens)

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Cultural - Historical Features

• Acropolis
• Agora of Athens
• Irodio Theatre
• Zeus Temple
• Cape Sounion
• Panathinaiko Stadium -Kallimarmaron

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Facts About Greece

• 13.780 kilometers of coast line
• More than 6.000 islands
• 33 of the Greek population lives within 2
  kilometers from the sea
• Tourism and Shipping constitute 2 basic
  components of the Greek economy
• Greece has the biggest commercial fleet in EU
• Ranked in the 15th place as an international
  tourist destination

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Subject areas of Blue Book

• Maritime governance.
• Instruments to be used in the drafting of an
  integrated policy.
• Maximising the sustainable use of the oceans and
  seas.
• Building a knowledge and innovation base for the
  maritime policy.
• Delivering the highest quality of life in coastal
  regions.
• Promoting Europes leadership in international
  maritime affairs.
• Raising the visibility of maritime Europe.

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Contribution of local authorities to the EU
Maritime Policy

• Maritime Spatial planning
• Environmental Policy
• Promotion of innovation (clusters)
• Port management
• Sustainable tourism
• Transport policy
• Coastal management

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Proposals

• A more integrated governance approach at
  European, national and local level.
• Take advantage of the peripheral and local
  expertise in the field of maritime policy.
• Set up, within the Commission, of an
  administrative unit for the islands.
• Maritime transport can contribute to the further
  development of the coastal regions and islands.
• Promote trans-border cooperation and territorial
  cohesion.

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