Greece’s support for OceanEye, the new European Marine Observatory approved by the European Commission, was expressed by Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou in a post on social media.
As he said, with the approval of OceanEye, “Europe is taking another essential step for the protection of the seas and the use of marine data,” stressing that Greece actively supports this European initiative, which enhances the common ability of member states to monitor, understand and protect the marine environment more effectively.
According to the Minister, OceanEye aspires to operate as an integrated network for the collection and analysis of marine data on a global scale, integrating existing European services such as Copernicus Marine Service, EMODnet, WISE Marine and WISE Freshwater.
As noted, the data will be collected and analysed in real time through powerful computing systems, contributing to a better understanding of marine ecosystems and improving the prediction of extreme events.
Papastavrou also stressed that Greece is “at the forefront of protecting the marine environment”, citing initiatives taken to achieve the UN target of protecting 30% of marine areas by 2030. In this context, he made special reference to the creation of the National Marine Parks in the Ionian Sea and the Southern Aegean – Southern Cyclades, as well as to actions such as Amorgorama.
At the same time, he recalled that last month Greece and France took a joint initiative to create a group of friends for the protection of the seas within the Council of the European Union, noting that maritime policy is now a strategic priority for Europe.
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