2. Member States sharing a marine region or subregion shall cooperate to ensure that, within each marine region or subregion, the measures required to achieve the objectives of this Directive, in particular the different elements of the marine strategies referred to in points (a) and (b), are coherent and coordinated across the marine region or subregion concerned, in accordance with the following plan of action for which Member States concerned endeavour to follow a common approach:

2. Member States sharing a marine region or subregion shall cooperate to ensure that, within each marine region or subregion, the measures required to achieve the objectives of this Directive, in particular the different elements of the marine strategies referred to in points (a) and (b), are coherent and coordinated across the marine region or subregion concerned, in accordance with the following plan of action for which Member States concerned endeavour to follow a common approach:

ACP regional organisations and the African Union. For the purpose of this Agreement the notion of regional organisations or levels shall also include sub-regional organisations or levels.

Dialogue shall be formal or informal according to the need, and conducted within and outside the institutional framework, in the appropriate format, and at the appropriate level including regional, sub-regional or national level.

- intensify their political dialogue, at subregional level, by incorporating topics of concern to both regions and the international community, at the inter-parliamentary level and in international fora; 34. - continue the exchange of experiences, with a view to strengthening the climate of confidence and thereby reducing the risks of conflict and consolidating international peace and security through respect for the law and international treaties; 35. - examine, taking into account the efforts of both regions in the fight against corruption and terrorism, the conclusions to be drawn, in the interests of effective cooperation between t ...[+++]he two regions, from the Seminar on Moral Integrity and Civil Ethics, held in Montevideo in November 1995, the Inter-American Convention on Corruption, signed in Caracas on 29 March 1996, and the Specialized Conference on Terrorism to be held in Lima in April 1996.

The programme has six subprogrammes : - the manufacturing industry subprogramme, which covers both support to make existing firms more competitive and incentives for the setting-up of new factories; - the tourism programme, which is intended to stimulate demand for, and diversify the supply of, tourist amenities through the protection and development of the natural and cultural heritage; - the basic drainage and sanitation infrastructure programma, which aims to enhance exploitation of water resources, to improve sanitary conditions and to harness and develop endogenous resources; - 2 - - the subprogramme for improving communications within the area and with other areas, which focuses on links between the main centres in the area and wit ...[+++]h those outside the area and aims to make a significant contribution to the development of the local transport network and reduce dependence on Lisbon; - the subprogramme for strategically important social infrastructure, which includes the establishment of vocational training schools to prepare young people for working lif and to provide them with skills better suited to the needs and changes expected in the area; - the natural resources, environment and land-reorganization subprogramme, which is designed to ensure efficient exploitation of the natural resources of the area, to reduce pollution levels, to safaguard development of the natural heritage and the countryside and to improve the environment.