The European Union has released a “Communication from the Commission on Maritime Spatial Planning in the EUÂ – achievements and future development” (attached below)
The EU’s MSP Initiative “is the continuation of the work on Maritime Spatial planning which is part of the Integrated Maritime Policy. It is the announced follow-up to the Commission Communication “Roadmap on Maritime Spatial Planning: Achieving Common Principles in the EU”, adopted in 2008, which identified 10 key principles on Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) and launched a stakeholder discussion on the development of a common approach among Member States on MSP.”
Among the Initiative’s Objectives are “Forming the basis for an online stakeholder consultation on future EU action on MSP.”
CRE recommends that the EU model on their online stakeholder consultation process on CRE’s Ocean Zoning Interactive Public Docket.