The Green Paper on European Maritime Policy was published on 7 June 2006. It is a document of some sixty pages, including an official extract, which is annexed to this article. The Commission’s aim is to stimulate the widest possible debate on the Green Paper; this is planned to last for a year, and will be followed by the publication of a definitive White Paper. We believe that publishing this extract is a useful contribution to the national (and European) debate on the subject.
