Coast Guard Secretariat takes part in North Atlantic Coast Guard Forum

From October 5th to October 8th, the Dutch coast guard hosts the summit meeting of the North Atlantic Coast Guard Forum, a non-binding forum between the coast guard organizations of 20 member states. Central theme for this year is 'future operations'. The main goal is to promote and facilitate cooperation and to exchange information on best practices and experiences.

The North Atlantic Coast Guard Forum was founded in 2007. Each year one of the member states organizes an 'expert meeting' in the spring. In the fall there is always a meeting of all heads of delegation, the so-called 'summit'. The host for 2015 is the Dutch Coast Guard and the summit meeting takes place in Rotterdam on board the SS Rotterdam. The Belgian Coast Guard secretariat also participates to defend the interests of the Belgian coast guard partners.