Euroopa Merepäev 2024

REPuBLIc OF EsT0NIA MiNisTFv OF EcoNoMIc AFFAIRs \/ AND C0MMuNIcATI0Ns Chariina Vitcheva Director General Our Ref: 23.11.2022 No 24.1- DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries 6/2022/6905-1 European Commission Request to organise an European Maritime Day event in the near future Dear Ms Vitcheva, 1 wouid like to extend my sincere wishes to you and your coiieagues working in the DG MARE. Some weeks ago, 1 had a pleasure to host Andreea Strachinescu, the Head of the Maritime innovation, Marine Knowiedge and Investment unit of the DG MARE and discuss different topics inciuding the Blue Economy, Mission Ocean and Waters and Blue Invest with her. 1 am deiighted to say that the importance of the Blue Economy is increasing in Estonia. We have a number of companies giobally offering innovative and high-tech services or products to the maritirne industry. Several ofthese enterprises were also visited by Ms Strachinescu. However, we have realised that we must be more active in introducing to the public the importance of the Biue Economy, its role to the locai economy and people’s weifare. Therefore, we would like to take an opportunity and organise the European Maritime Day in Tallinn, Estonia. In order to pian the event, 1 would like to know, has the Commission estabiished conditions that the organisers would have to take into account? Our aim is to bring together different stakehoiders from the Baltic Region with the aim of promoting sustainabie development of the Blue Economy. We wouid also like to introduce to the public the challenges and opportunities that the Blue Economy brings to the region. Taking this opportunity, 1 wouid like to emphasise one more time ihat the maritime sector is very irnportant to Estonia and 1 will do my best to promote and deveiop it. With best regards, Kaupo Läänerand Deputy Seeretary General for Maritime Issues Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn/ESTONIA Phone: +372 625 6342 / Fax: +372 631 3660 / E-rnail: [email protected] / http://www.mkm.ee