In 2025, Ireland chaired the Atlantic Steering Committee (ASC) in accordance with the rotating presidency between the EU Member States of the Atlantic Maritime Strategy. The Atlantic area accounts for more than a third of a gross added value of the EU's blue economy, and the Atlantic Member States are key players in this, contributing of the blue component...

The 1st meeting of the Atlantic Maritime Spatial Planning Community of Practice happened on 9th December 2025 online. It marked a significant milestone in advancing regional cooperation on maritime spatial planning. This initiative follows the proposal by the Atlantic Irish Presidency to the Atlantic Strategy Committee for the beginning of Atlantic Region Maritime Spatial Planning, which was...