406 Journal of the Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies Núm. 10 / 2017 of the EU in its development46. This fund has a total of 6,400 billion Euros that are distributed as follows: 718 million – representing 11.2% – are allocated to the Integrated Maritime Policy, and 5,682 billion – the remaining 88.85% – are allocated to the Community Fisheries Policy47. The inclusion of the IMP in the EMFF contributes to the main aims established in the “Europe 2020” strategy, and responds to the general objectives of increasing the economic, social, and territorial cohesion established in the Treaty on European Union, and in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union48. Therefore, although there was had already been a common maritime security policy since 1993, the weight that the DG MARE assigns to it does not seem to agree with its needs since it does not have a budget allocated for its implementation. This is not the case of the Common Fisheries Policy, to which the DG MARE allocated about 90% of the EMFF. This lack of financing and, thus, of vision or interest regarding the “security” aspect of the marine environment, could make sense if one considers that safety does not give a tangible benefit, particularly if there are no incidents. Furthermore, at sea, both the “safety” and the “security” aspects have been reactive: the SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Convention of 1914 was the response to the catastrophe of the Titanic in April of 1912, the SUA (Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the safety of maritime navigation) Convention in 1988 derives from the incident with the ship Achille Lauro in October of 1985, and ISPS Code (International Ship and Port Facility Security Code) of 2004 is a consequence of the 9/11, 2001 attacks. In June of 2014, the European Council adopted the European Union Maritime Safety Strategy49 (EUMSS) whose main objective is to set the bases to, coherently, develop specific policies, and be able to respond to maritime threats and crises, keeping in mind national and European competences50. Another one of its objectives 46 According to Jakub Semrau, member of the European Parliament Think Tank: “On April 16, 2014, in a vote taken at its Plenary on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, the Parliament supported designating a budgetary allotment of 5% of the total volume of the EMFF to the Integrated Maritime Policy for the period 2014-2020, which represents a quadruplication of the budget of the said Policy. 47 Information available at the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation: http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/PoliticaExteriorCooperacion/UnionEuropea/Paginas/ Pol%c3%adticas-comunes-de-la-Uni%c3%b3n-Europea.aspx. 48 Regulation (EU) Nº 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 15, 2014 regarding the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, and which repeals Regulations (EU) Nº 2328/2003, (EU) Nº 861/2006, (EU) Nº 1198/2006 and (EU) Nº 791/2007 of the Council, and Regulation (EU) Nº 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Official Journal of the European Union, L149, May 20, 2014. 49 Council of the European Union, European Union Maritime Security Strategy, 11205/14, Brussels, 24 June 2014. 50 The main objectives of the European Union Maritime Security Strategy are: • 1. Define and articulate the strategic maritime interests of the EU. http://revista.ieee.es/index.php/ieee
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