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European Union websites of interest for maritime safety issues and the development of a maritime policy in Europe.

• EU Commission DG Regional Policy
  • More information on DG Regio and Interreg IIIB

•  EU Commission DG Transport and Engergy                             
  • Maritime Transport - including Maritime Safety and Short Sea Shipping
  • Intermodal Transport - including Motorways of the Sea and Intermodal Transport Research 
  • Community Support Programme for Intermodal Transport: Marco Polo
  • White Paper - "European Transport Policy for 2010: time to decide"

• The Trans-European Transport Networks - TEN-T

• EU Commission DG Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
  • Maritime Affairs
  • Green Paper on a Future Maritime Policy for the Union

•  EU Commission DG Environment
  • Civil Protection and Environmental Accidents
  • Seven Environmental Thematic Strategies - including Protection and Conservation of the Marine Environment

• EU-supported research initiantives which cover maritime issues:
  • CORDIS - Community Research & Development Information Service
  • RESEARCH website
  • GALILEO - European Satellite Navigation System
  • GMES - Global Monitoring for Environment and Security

•  Interreg IIIA  projects dealing with maritime issues
  • SUMMERI I and SUMMERI II - Network of three Crisis Management Simulator Centres
  • OILECO - Integrating ecological values in the decision making on oil spill combating

• Maritime safety related projects within other European initiatives (e.g. Sixth Framework Programme)
  • Marnis