The
proposal
–
which
takes
the
form
of
a
draft
directive
–
aims
to
establish
a
common
European
framework
for
maritime
spatial
planning
and
integrated
coastal
management
across
EU
member
states,
with
a
view
to
ensuring
activities
at
sea
and
on
coasts
remains
sustainable.
“The
European
Wind
Energy
Association
(EWEA)
strongly
supports
the
Commission’s
proposal,
which
will
allow
the
European
offshore
wind
energy
sector
to
plan
investments
based
on
a
mapped
use
of
sea
space,”
says
Anne-Benedicte
Genachte,
offshore
regulatory
affairs
advisor
for
EWEA.
“It
will
also
facilitate
the
creation
of
a
transnational
European
offshore
electricity
grid
by
encouraging
member
states…
