Sweden EU's Presidency proposes: Cooperation between civil and military maritime surveillance

Few of the current security and safety threats respect political borders. Organised crime, industrial or environmental accidents, terrorism, piracy, illegal immigration, illegal fishing, pollution and the consequences of long-term climate change affect us all and often have their origin and effects in more than one state.

The common requirements of civil and military actors do not allow a strict division between civil and military related aspects of security. Instead, it requires a well-coordinated approach involving all involved EU institutions in order to successfully protect the interests of member states and of the European Union.

As the factsheet outlines, the Swedish government supports a close and transparent cooperation between civil and military maritime surveillance assets and will support a further improvement of this cooperation. The objective is to avoid unnecessary duplication of efforts and to improve overall efficiency.

To achieve this, member states, the European Defence Agency (EDA) and the European Commission will need to closely work together in order to find innovative solutions within the given legal framework. Furthermore, in order to secure efficient development of maritime situational awareness capabilities, the EU must use all the instruments at its disposal.

At the EU level, work has been in progress for several years to satisfy the maritime surveillance and maritime information requirements of the various member states. The EU maritime policy addresses the requirement for a more integrated cooperation in this field.

In this context, Sweden emphasises the importance of building, as far as possible, on existing systems and initiatives which are linked, in order to achieve better situational awareness. Continued close cooperation between member states and relevant EU institutions, consequently, is of great value.

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