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)
GDP
0.6% primary sector 21.7% secondary sector 77.7% tertiary sector
• 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 Europe’s 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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