Portuguese Presidency of the Atlantic Strategy Committee (2023): results and achievements Em 2023, Portugal, atrav\u00e9s da Dire\u00e7\u00e3o Geral Pol\u00edtica do Mar, exerceu a Presid\u00eancia do Comit\u00e9 da Estrat\u00e9gia do Atl\u00e2ntico e ao longo deste per\u00edodo realizou um programa que promoveu as parcerias e a coopera\u00e7\u00e3o na \u00e1rea Atl\u00e2ntica e contribuiu para refor\u00e7ar a lideran\u00e7a de Portugal nos assuntos do Mar. Pela primeira vez, desde a ado\u00e7\u00e3o da Estrat\u00e9gia Mar\u00edtima do Atl\u00e2ntico, em 2011, foi organizada uma reuni\u00e3o ministerial que juntou representantes de alto n\u00edvel dos 4 Estados e da Comiss\u00e3o Europeia. Nesta reuni\u00e3o avaliou-se a implementa\u00e7\u00e3o do Plano de A\u00e7\u00e3o do Atl\u00e2ntico 2.0, adotado em julho de 2020, e projetou-se uma vis\u00e3o para os pr\u00f3ximos anos. A reuni\u00e3o ministerial adotou a Declara\u00e7\u00e3o Ministerial que sublinhou os desafios do presente e do futuro da regi\u00e3o Atl\u00e2ntica, nomeadamente no que respeita \u00e0 descarboniza\u00e7\u00e3o e autonomia energ\u00e9tica. A regi\u00e3o Atl\u00e2ntica demonstrou ser uma \u00e1rea com enorme potencial em energia renov\u00e1vel offshore, conforme sublinhado nesta Declara\u00e7\u00e3o, em que os 4 Estados-Membros assumiram um compromisso conjunto, n\u00e3o vinculativo, de produ\u00e7\u00e3o de 25 GW de energia a partir de fontes oce\u00e2nicas. A presid\u00eancia portuguesa do Comit\u00e9 da Estrat\u00e9gia do Atl\u00e2ntico\u00a0promoveu ainda\u00a0a 10.\u00aa Atlantic Stakeholders Platform Conference, na qual se deu particular \u00eanfase \u00e0 coopera\u00e7\u00e3o internacional na procura de solu\u00e7\u00f5es para os desafios que a Economia Azul envolve. Os contributos dos\u00a0coordenadores dos quatro pilares do Plano de A\u00e7\u00e3o do Atl\u00e2ntico e de oradores provenientes de pa\u00edses como Brasil, Canad\u00e1, EUA e Noruega refor\u00e7aram a ideia de que a coopera\u00e7\u00e3o e a coordena\u00e7\u00e3o s\u00e3o elementos fundamentais para o desenvolvimento da Economia Azul e a preserva\u00e7\u00e3o dos ambientes marinhos na regi\u00e3o Atl\u00e2ntica. Paralelamente \u00e0 10.\u00aa Atlantic Stakeholders Platform Conference\u00a0realizaram-se ainda dois eventos, nos quais se debateu a vis\u00e3o estrat\u00e9gica, a coopera\u00e7\u00e3o internacional e o financiamento da Economia Azul na regi\u00e3o Atl\u00e2ntica: um dinamizado pela Autoridade de Gest\u00e3o do INTERREG Atl\u00e2ntico que reuniu stakeholders da regi\u00e3o e o Blue Synergies: Maximising Funding Impact in the Atlantic Sea Basin, organizado pela DGMARE, DGREGIO, INTERACT, INTERREG ATL\u00c2NTICO e Mecanismo de Assist\u00eancia da Estrat\u00e9gia do Atl\u00e2ntico. A Autoridade de Gest\u00e3o do INTERREG Atl\u00e2ntico esteve presente nas reuni\u00f5es do Comit\u00e9 da Estrat\u00e9gia do Atl\u00e2ntico e a Presid\u00eancia Portuguesa esteve presente nas reuni\u00f5es do Comit\u00e9 de Acompanhamento do INTERREG Atl\u00e2ntico, evidenciando a import\u00e2ncia da Estrat\u00e9gia e do Plano de A\u00e7\u00e3o estarem alinhados com o instrumento financeiro para a regi\u00e3o Atl\u00e2ntica. Os trabalhos da Presid\u00eancia Portuguesa acompanharam os trabalhos da Comiss\u00e3o Europeia, sendo de destacar a rela\u00e7\u00e3o entre a Declara\u00e7\u00e3o Ministerial e a Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o da Comiss\u00e3o ao Parlamento Europeu, ao Conselho, ao Comit\u00e9 Econ\u00f3mico e Social Europeu e ao Comit\u00e9 das Regi\u00f5es \u201cConcretizar as ambi\u00e7\u00f5es da UE em mat\u00e9ria de energia de fontes renov\u00e1veis ao largo\u201d, adotada em 24 de outubro de 2023. A Presid\u00eancia Portuguesa, exercida ao longo deste ano pela Dire\u00e7\u00e3o-Geral de Pol\u00edtica do Mar, terminou com um balan\u00e7o muito positivo de um intenso e frut\u00edfero ano de mandato, do qual se destaca a excelente colabora\u00e7\u00e3o e coopera\u00e7\u00e3o entre os quatro Estados-Membros e as vantagens em abrir o di\u00e1logo da Estrat\u00e9gia do Atl\u00e2ntico a parceiros n\u00e3o europeus, que connosco partilham o Atl\u00e2ntico, designadamente o Brasil, Canad\u00e1 e Estados Unidos. Evidencia-se tamb\u00e9m a assinatura da Declara\u00e7\u00e3o Ministerial, aprovada no passado m\u00eas de outubro, no Porto, que estabelece alguns compromissos que orientar\u00e3o os trabalhos da Estrat\u00e9gia do Atl\u00e2ntico nos pr\u00f3ximos anos. A presid\u00eancia do Comit\u00e9 da Estrat\u00e9gia do Atl\u00e2ntico \u00e9 agora assumida por Fran\u00e7a e Portugal, atrav\u00e9s da Dire\u00e7\u00e3o-Geral de Pol\u00edtica do Mar, colaborar\u00e1 com a Presid\u00eancia Francesa, Estados-membros, Comiss\u00e3o Europeia e restantes membros n\u00e3o permanentes do Comit\u00e9 da Estrat\u00e9gia do Atl\u00e2ntico no desenvolvimento da Economia Azul na regi\u00e3o Atl\u00e2ntica.\u201d In 2023, Portugal, through the Directorate General for Maritime Policy, held the Presidency of the Atlantic Strategy Committee, carrying out a program that promoted partnerships and cooperation in the Atlantic region and contributed to strengthen Portugal’s leadership in maritime affairs. For the first time since the adoption of the Atlantic Maritime Strategy\u00a0in 2011, a ministerial meeting was held, bringing together high-level representatives from the 4 States and the European Commission. This meeting assessed the implementation of the Atlantic Action Plan 2.0, adopted in July 2020, and established a strategic vision for the coming years. A Ministerial Declaration was adopted, highlighting present and future challenges of the Atlantic region, namely decarbonization and energy autonomy. The Atlantic region has shown enormous potential in offshore renewable energy, as underlined in this Declaration, in which the 4 Member States made a joint non-binding commitment to produce 25 GW of energy from oceanic sources. The Portuguese Presidency of the Atlantic Strategy Committee also promoted the 10th\u00a0Atlantic Stakeholders Platform Conference, where the main focus was placed on international cooperation to answer the Blue Economy\u2019s challenges. Contributions from the coordinators of the four pillars of the Atlantic Action Plan and speakers coming from countries such as Brazil, Canada, USA and Norway reinforced the idea that cooperation and coordination are fundamental elements for the development of the Blue Economy and the preservation of marine environments in the Atlantic region. In parallel with the 10th\u00a0Atlantic Stakeholders Platform Conference, two events were also held, discussing the strategic vision, international cooperation and financing of the Blue Economy in the Atlantic region. One was organized by the Management Authority of the INTERREG Atlantic Area, bringing together the region\u2019s stakeholders. The other, called \u201cBlue Synergies: Maximizing Funding Impact in the Atlantic Sea Basin\u201d, was organized by DGMARE, DGREGIO, INTERACT, INTERREG Atlantic Area and Atlantic Strategy Assistance Mechanism. The INTERREG Atlantic Area Management Authority attended the Atlantic Strategy Committee\u2019s meetings, and the Portuguese Presidency also took part in meetings of the INTERREG Atlantic Area Monitoring Committee, thus highlighting the importance of aligning the Strategy and the Action Plan with this financial instrument for the Atlantic region. The Portuguese Presidency also accompanied the work of the European Commission, as illustrated in the connection between the Ministerial Declaration and the\u00a0Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions\u00a0\u201cDelivering on the EU Offshore Renewable Energy Ambitions\u201d, adopted on October 24, 2023. The Portuguese Presidency, managed by the Directorate-General for Maritime Policy, represented an intense and fruitful year, full of positive outcomes. It demonstrated the excellent collaboration and cooperation between the four Member States and the advantages in opening the Atlantic Strategy dialogue to non-European partners, namely Brazil, Canada and the United States, who also share the Atlantic. One must also highlight the signing of the Ministerial Declaration, approved last October in Porto, which establishes the commitments that will guide the work of the Atlantic Strategy in the following years. The presidency of the Atlantic Strategy Committee is now held by France. Through the Directorate-General for Maritime Policy, Portugal will collaborate with the French Presidency, Member States, the European Commission and other non-permanent members of the Atlantic Strategy Committee towards the development of the Blue Economy in the Atlantic region.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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