Reflexões sobre a Política Marítima Integrada Europeia : o Livro Verde e os clusters marítimos

Abstract

From a documentary and exploratory analysis, the present study seeks to analyze the role of the european maritime policy and the strategic motivations that contributed to its launch. For this purpose, it was necessary to verify the initiatives and the process that have leapfrogged the Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP), as well as the formation aspects of the European Union (EU) based on the neo-functionalist theoretical current. The reflections on the IMP cover two key elements of its constitution: the Green Paper "Towards a future Maritime Policy for the Union: A European vision for the oceans and seas", which is the master document proposing policy suggestions and guidelines, and, maritime clusters, which constitute an instrument of maritime policy, in the promotion of social cohesion and the search for economic competitiveness. The european vision of new parameters for the oceans emerges from an international strategic scenario marked by the post-governance of the oceans, whose focus is based on technology, politics and maritime safety. In pursuit of economic competitiveness, security of energy provision and environmental sustainability, IMP launches a sophisticated proposal to integrate its stakeholders and reaffirm european political and economic power