The European Maritime Day (EMD), celebrated on 20 May every year since 2008, is an important maritime event that seeks to raise European citizens' awareness of the seas and their importance. This day is celebrated in all Member States, but specially in the port city of the honored country.
After Brussels / Belgium (2008), Rome / Italy (009), Gijon / Spain (2010), Gdansk / Poland (2011), Gothenburg / Sweden (2012), Valetta / Malta (2013) and Bremen / Germany (2014), it's the turn of Greece to undertake the organisation of the EMD.
During the second day of the events of this year's European Maritime Day that took place in the city of Bremen and the port Bremerhaven, the European Commission officially announced that Piraeus will host the European Maritime Day in May 2015.
The host cities for the future European Maritime Days will be Turku / Finland (2016), Poole / United Kingdom (2017), Burgas / Bulgaria (2018) and Lisbon / Portugal (2019)
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