1. EU MARITIME SECURITY What is it? Why does it matter? Cdr Nikolaos Metaxas GRC(N), PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science, University of Crete 1 The EU’s areas of privileged interest, 2013-25(Source: EUISS Report No. 16, p. 17)

2. European Union's Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP) Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) European Agency for the Management and Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (FRONTEX) EUNAVFOR-Atalanta, +EUCAP Nestor,+EUTM Somalia 2

3. December 2013 European Council decisions Joint Communication of the European Commission and the High Representative March 6, 2014 Friends of the Presidency Group EU MSS: key document concerning public diplomacy 3

4. European Security Strategy (ESS 2003) the ability to practically cooperate and coordinate EU and its member states cooperates and coordinates with the UN, NATO EU maritime domain:internal (territorial waters, EEZ) and external (open seas, oceans) aspects “A secure Europe in a better world”: only one reference to maritime environment 4

5. facts and figures 28 EU Member States, 23 are coastal states and 26 are Flag States a coastline over 90,000 kilometres 1,200 commercial ports 90% of the EU's external trade and 40% of its internal European ship owners 400 million passengers 22 Fisheries partnership agreements (FPAs) with third countries EU fishing fleet 5

6. EU and Member States maritime security interests what constitutes a maritime security threat or risk?  Territorial maritime disputes  Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction  Maritime piracy and armed robbery at sea  Terrorism  Cross-border and organised crime  Environment, natural disasters… 6

7. Conclusions broad global cooperation common values and in full compliance with the European acquis an international security actor an overarching strategic vision regional and national dimension Member States should provide at least the same effort 7

8. 8 The EU’s areas of privileged interest, 2013-25(Source: EUISS Report No. 16, p. 17)