European Committee of the Regions 9 April 2008, Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on A European ports policy

5.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 172/29 Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on ‘A European ports policy’ (2008/C 172/06) THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS — highlights the key importance of ports for economic and social development, and for competitiveness and prosperity in Europe, not only in the coastal regions; — notes the tremendous diversity that is such a feature of