EMSA conducted meetings in April with the Mediterranean Coast Guard Functions Forum (MCGFF) and the Black Sea MoU Secretariat, in an effort to enhance regional cooperation for safe, secure and clean waters.
The MCGFF meeting was attended by the Turkish Coast Guard, the Italian Coast Guard and the French Sea Administration, as current, past and future chairs of the forum, as part of the SAFEMED IV Project and the Black and Caspian Sea Project. The event is designed to enhance cooperation between EU and non-EU Mediterranean countries as well as to reduce the gap in the implementation of international maritime conventions. EMSA, EFCA and FRONTEX, the three agencies cooperating on Coast Guard Functions, attended the meeting as observers.
The meeting concluded with a road map and list of actions to be taken in view of the plenary session expected in October in Turkey. The coordination meeting between EMSA and the BS MoU Secretariat covered the activities already delivered by the agency under TRACECA II as well as future activities to support the PSC authorities of non-EU members of the BS MoU. The main outcome of the meeting was the agreed proposal for EMSA to implement a professional development scheme for PSCOs.
