30 Octber 2014 Augusta Italy PROGRAMME Italian Presidency f the Cuncil f the Eurpean Unin italia2014.eu
30 Octber 2014 Augusta Italy PROGRAMME (Wrking languages: IT, FR and EN) Italian Presidency f the Cuncil f the Eurpean Unin italia2014.eu Thursday 30 th Octber 2014, Augusta, Italy Nave «Cavur» Cmmercial Prt f Augusta, berth Cavur 4 and 5. Cntrada Punta Cugn, Building Ed1
3 09:00-09:30 Registratin (cffee) 09:30-11:00 Opening sessin Eurpe is facing the duble challenge f creating mre grwth and jbs than in the past, while making sure that ecnmic grwth is cnsistent with a gd state f the envirnment and with the sustainable use f the planet resurces. «Blue Grwth» is a cncept that integrates grwth and ecsystems in ne cherent plicy visin. Healthy, well-managed ceans can be a surce f fd, jbs and prsperity; at the same time they must cntinue t prvide the essential prtectin withut which nine billin human beings cannt survive. Seas and ceans have an enrmus, untapped ptential fr creating wealth in a vast number f fields. A number f new and innvative maritime sectrs, such as ffshre energy, green shipping, r blue bitech, as well as mre traditinal sectrs, such as, maritime transprt and fisheries, can be a majr surce f grwth and jbs. If well managed, they can preserve and actually imprve the state f the envirnment. The cnceptual framewrk t supprt this visin is already there - in the Blue Grwth agenda and the new Cmmn Fisheries Plicy. Mderatr: Mr Girgi Dell Orefice, «Il Sle 24 Ore» Speakers: Welcme address by Admiral Giuseppe De Girgi, Chief f Italian Navy. Intrductry remarks by Mr. Maurizi Martina, Minister fr Agriculture, Republic f Italy Ms. Lwri Evans, Directr-General fr Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Eurpean Cmmissin, Eurpean Cmmissin Mr. Alain Cadec, President f the Cmmittee n Fisheries, Eurpean Parliament Mr. Jseph Mizzi, Minister fr Transprt, Republic f Malta Mr. Árni Mathiesen, Assistant Directr-General Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO 11:00-11:30 Cffee break
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5 11:30-13:00 Sustainable fisheries fr fd security Tw imprtant steps twards cmmn fisheries management have been achieved in 2014: the new EU Cmmn Fisheries Plicy which prvides fr multi-annual management plans n a reginal basis; the endrsement f a new GFCM Agreement, which prmtes multiannual management plans as a main tl t achieve lng-term sustainability f stcks and a better cmpliance with GFCM applicable rules. This is a new apprach which will require cncrete initiatives t be develped in the near future, with the active invlvement f stakehlders. This sessin wuld discuss the new regulatry framewrk and the prspects and cnditins fr develping such initiatives. Chairpersn: Mr Riccard Rigill, Directr-General fr Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ministry f Agriculture and Frestry, Republic f Italy Panelists: Mr. Fabrizi Dnatella, Acting Directr fr Mediterranean and Black Sea, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Eurpean Cmmissin: Management plans as a main tl fr the cnservatin f shared stcks Mr. Stefan Cataudella, President f the GFCM: The need t deply cmmn management fr shared stcks in the Mediterranean Mr. Giampal Bunfigli, President f the MEDAC: Cperatin between stakehlders. Invlvement f stakehlders in fisheries management thrugh the Mediterranean Advisry Cuncil r thrugh ther types f cperatin. Mr. Pascal Savuret, Directr f the Eurpean Fisheries Cntrl Agency: Perspectives fr cncrete cperatin t cmbat IUU in the Mediterranean Mr. Othman Jarbui, SAC Chairpersn, Scientific Advisry Cmmittee: Scientific Cperatin in the Mediterranean Ms. Federica Mastracci, Vice-President fr Prduct Develpment & Prgrams - GEOS S.p.A: Space based technlgies and Ge-Inf Slutins at wrk fr GFCM. Innvative tls t supprt a sustainable develpment f maritime resurces in the Mediterranean Mr. Enric Arneri, Prject Crdinatr MedSudMed/AdriaMed Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FIRF, FAO: Reginal Cperatin in the Mediterranean Mr Luigi Giannini, Vice-President f Federpesca
30 Octber 2014 Augusta Italy 13:00-14:30 Lunch 14:30-16:30 What Blue Grwth paths fr the MED? Re-thinking MED sea basin cperatin frm a maritime perspective. «Blue ecnmy» prvides enrmus ptential fr smart, sustainable and inclusive ecnmic and emplyment grwth. Nevertheless, the diversity f ecnmic, scial, envirnmental, gegraphic, climatic and institutinal characteristics f the Mediterranean cuntries demands a tailr-made apprach t develp a new Mediterranean Blue Grwth path. This sessin will fcus n gaps and needs that require jint r crdinated actins frm the different shres f the Mediterranean t be effectively addressed, in sectr such as maritime transprt, prts, energy efficiency (emissins cntrl, develpment f new fuels and engines), marine renewable energy, maritime clusters, skill develpment and vcatinal training. Panellists will debate n what mechanisms and tls culd be put in place. Chairpersn: Ms Beate Gminder, Head f Unit Maritime Plicy in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Eurpean Cmmissin Panelists: Mr. Patrick Barana, Managing Directr, Pôle Mer Mediterranée, France Mr. Mari Dgliani, Head f Crprate Prject Financing, RINA, Italy Mr Gdwin Sant, Chief Plicy fficer, Ministry Fr Energy and Health, Malta Mr. Michele Sferrazza, Bard Member, Distrett NAVTEC and Directr R&D Rdriquez Cantieri Navali, Italy Ms. Mathilde Knstantpulu, Respnsible fr Blue Grwth and Territrial Dimensin, Ministry fr Develpment, Greece Mr Luigi Grssi, Scientific Directr, DLTM, La Spezia, Italy Mr. Eugeni Massl, President f Italian Academy Fundatin f the Merchant Navy and Crdinatr f RttaPlare, Italy Mr Ivan Sammut, Registrar f Ships, Ministry fr Transprt, Malta Ms. Laura Giulian, Mediterranean Science Cmmissin CIESM
7 16:30-17:00 Clsing remarks Admiral Giuseppe De Girgi, Chief f Italian Navy Mr. Fabrizi Dnatella, Acting Directr fr Mediterranean and Black Sea, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Eurpean Cmmissin Mr Enric Pujia, Directr-General fr Maritime Transprt and Prts Administratin, Ministry f Infrastructure and Transprt, Republic f Italy Mr Luca Bianchi, Chief f Department DIQPI, Ministry f Agriculture and Frestry, Republic f Italy Final address by Hn. Giuseppe Castigline, Undersecretary f State delegated t Fisheries and Blue Ecnmy t the Ministry f Agriculture and Frestry, Republic f Italy