EU Commissioner Šuica attends the 26th IAMU General Assembly

On 7 October 2026, EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean Šuica attended and addressed the opening of the 26th General Assembly of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) in Split, Croatia. She mentioned that this year's assembly lasts five days, with hundreds of delegates from more than 50 countries participating, and stressed that although the Mediterranean accounts for only 1% of the global sea surface, it carries about 40% of global seaborne cargo trade. She said maritime education should become one of the flagship areas of the "Mediterranean University" plan.