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Greece

MSP EU Legend 4

Basic facts on Marine Waters

  • Greek territorial sea, out to 6 nautical miles zone, covers approximately 92,095 km2. 
  • Greece has not yet proclaimed an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). 
  • An agreement has been concluded with Italy concerning the delimitation of the continental shelf.  
  • An agreement on the delimitation of maritime zones between Greece and Albania has been signed but has not yet entered into force. 

Relevant links

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Contact email:
eastmed [at] maritime-spatial-planning.ec.europa.eu

Ongoing projects

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Maritime Spatial Plan(s) 

Status: MSP process ongoing

Greece has not yet adopted an MSP. Alongside the ongoing MSP process, MSP related issues are also addressed in “Special Frameworks for Spatial Planning” (terrestrial spatial plans - TS Plans) covering specific economic sectors. Sectoral plans have been elaborated so far for aquaculture, (2011, to be revised), tourism (under finalisation) and industry, (2009, to be revised), which include spatial planning guidelines for the land-based, coastal and marine segments of each sector.

In 2015, the THAL-CHOR I project aimed at developing MSP methodology and implementing a pilot project for the preparation of marine spatial plans in selected areas of Cyprus and Greece, through cooperation among the two countries. Those general objectives are pursued in the second project THAL-CHOR II (2018-2023).

MSP legislation

The EU MSP Directive is transposed into national legislation through Law 4546 (GG 101/A/12-June-2018) and Law 4759/2020 (GG 245/Α/9-12-2020) amending the previous one through Chapter 2.

National MSP authority

Greece's Competent Authority for MSP is the Ministry of Environment and Energy

Contact

Ministry of the Environment and Energy

Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy 

In charge of Spatial Planning and Urban Environment

Mr Νicolaos Tagaras

E-mail: secdepmin.peratypen.gr

Ph.: + 30 213 1513 802, + 30 213 1513 804, + 30 213 1513 808

General Secretariat of Spatial Planning and Urban Environment

Dr Efthimios Bakogiannis, Secretary General  

E-Mail: gramchoraatypen.gr  
Ph.: +30 210 6475169, +30 210 6475 101, -102, -103

Directorate General of Spatial Planning

Ms Georgia Kotini, Director General

E-Mail: g.kotiniatprv.ypeka.gr

Ph.: +30 213 1515728

Directorate of Spatial Planning

Dr Georgios Manouris, Director

E-Mail:  g.manourisatprv.ypeka.gr

Ph.: +30 213 1515362 

Department of National Spatial Planning Strategy

Head of Department: Ms Evgenia Lagiou

E-Mail: e.lagiouatprv.ypeka.gr 

Ph.: +30 213 1515331

Department of National Spatial Planning Strategy

Ms Elena Lalou

E-Mail : e.lalouatprv.ypeka.gr 

Ph.: +30 213 1515321

Department of National Spatial Planning Strategy

Ms Anna Spyropoulou

E-Mail : a.spyropoulouatprv.ypeka.gr 

Ph.: +30 213 1515 319

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