Further sub-regional cooperation on marine pollution in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Following the signature of the Implementation Agreement on the Sub-regional Marine Pollution Contingency Plan between Cyprus, Greece and Israel in May 2018, REMPEC facilitated a follow-up meeting which took place on 6 December 2018 in Larnaca, Cyprus. During the meeting, the three countries made considerable progress on ensuring the efficient implementation of their common contingency plan, and addressed operational matters, trans-national issues and compliance with IMO’s Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response (OPRC 90). REMPEC provided valuable input to the discussions based on its extensive experience in developing national and (sub)regional contingency plans in other parts of the Mediterranean.