Over 350 people got together for the 2nd UfM Stakeholder Conference on Sustainable Blue Economy taking place in Athens. Public and private officials, as well as key civil society actors, discussed the progress made to date and next steps for the implementation of the 10 priority cooperation areas endorsed by the 43 UfM Member States in the 2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy.
The conference served as a forum for the exchange of knowledge and best practices while also charting the course for further political deliberations.
“The progress made is not solely thanks to the institutional work but also thanks to the commitment and cooperative mindset of our stakeholders, ensuring a sustainable development of the blue economy in the Mediterranean,” European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius commented… more
