RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 La estrategia marina europea y la protección del medioambiente marino en la Unión Europea A1 Ponte Iglesias, María Teresa A1 Pueyo Losa, Jorge Antonio A2 Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid K1 Medio ambiente - Protección K1 Mar - Aspecto del medio ambiente K1 Mar - Derecho K1 Derecho marítimo AB This article examines how the protection of the marine environment in the EU has gradually become a political priority. The implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP), in spite of all its shortcomings, has contributed to the creation of a ‘common maritime space in the EU’ governed by the same standards of safety, protection and preservation of the marine environment. In this context, it is particularly important the role of the European Marine Strategy that provides the environmental pillar of the IMP. The adoption of Directive 2008/56/EC establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (DMEM) represents one of the greatest challenges of the EU to protect the marine environment. Since its entry into force, it has been completed the first phase of its implementation with some achievements and, as we´ve pointed out in this article, with some limitations that should be corrected. SN 1132-7170 YR 2014 FD 2014 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/18980 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/18980 LA spa NO Revista de Estudios Europeos, 2014, N.65, pags.79-104 DS UVaDOC RD 25-abr-2024