delta_recipientPersonName_1 \* MERGEFORMAT Charlina Vitcheva Director General DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries delta_recipientName_1 \* MERGEFORMAT European Commission Our Ref: 27.01.2023 no 24.1-6/2023/556-1 Request to organise an European Maritime Day event in the near future Dear Ms Vitcheva , Last week I had the pleasure of hosting Commissioner Sinkevičius in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications for a roundtable meeting on the Blue Economy. We also privately discussed the possibility of organising the European Maritime Day in Tallinn in 2024 . The Commissioner found the idea appealing and encouraged us to take it further. Related to that, we would like to ask if you have received our previous letter No 24.1-6/2022/6905-1 sent on 23.11.2022. Unfortunately, we have currently not received any response from you. Please find attached our previous letter and we hope to hear from you soon. With best regards, delta_signerName \* MERGEFORMAT Kaupo Läänerand Deputy Secretary General for Maritime Issues Encl. The letter No 24.1-6/2022/6905-1 delta_ownerName \* MERGEFORMAT Tarmo Ots +372 delta_ownerPhone \* MERGEFORMAT 715 3420 delta_ownerEmail \* MERGEFORMAT
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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