The European Union: towards Creating the Legal basis of an Integrated Maritime policy

Abstract

The article introduces the Communication from the Commission to the European parliament, the Council, the European economic and social committee and the committee of the regions – An Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union (October, 10^th 2007). The document communicates the position of the European Commission on integrating the EU member states activities in the maritime policy sphere. However, the communication of the Commission on this important political and legal position of 10^th October 2007 is not the first official document in the European maritime economic integration. The article gives an extensive historical excursus of developing an integrated legal regime of regulating maritime and fishery activities of the EU. The extensive analysis of the legislation since 1970s enlightens the main stages of an integrated policy progress in this sphere.