Coast guard secretary present at meeting minister for the North Sea and governor of West-Flanders province

Minister for the North Sea Bart Tommelein and the governor of West-Flanders province had a meeting on November 17th. Goal was to balance policy and operational guidelines as much as possible. Because of the involvement of all coast guard partners, the coast guard secretary was also present. Main topics were Blue Growth and energy with the future creation of an energy-atoll, but also the protection of cultural heritage under water, the coast guard centre, watersports at sea, and the simplification of the procedures with regard to maritime legislation.