Greece submits plans on maritime use after falling foul of EU rules


  • World
  • Wednesday, 16 Apr 2025

A fishing boat sails near the shores of Asprovalta, Greece, June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis/File Photo

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has submitted plans to the EU setting out how it will organise maritime activities such as fishing, tourism and offshore energy after years of delays that drew rebuke from the European Commission.

In February the EU Court of Justice ruled that Greece had violated EU regulations by failing to draft a maritime spatial plan by March 2021. The European Commission had referred Greece to the court over the delays.

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