The eu Directive 2014/89 Establishing a Framework for Maritime Spatial Planning

Directive 2013/89 introduces the obligation for Member States to draw up and implement maritime spatial plans. According to the 19th recital of the Directive the main purpose of maritime spatial planning is to promote sustainable development and to identify the utilization of maritime space for different sea uses as well as to manage spatial uses and conflicts in marine areas. The following contribution analyses the genesis and main instruments of the Directive and it concludes that Directive will probably fail to achieve this objective.