European Political Economy Review ISSN 1742-5697 Vol. 3, No. 2 (Winter 2005-2006), pp. 6-28 www.eper.org Maritime Interest Representation in the EU Athanasios A. Pallis * Abstract The EU constitutes a supranational policy-making jurisdiction that has moved decisively into the maritime transport policy field. A vari- ety of maritime interests has identified a new level of power with the EU decision-making process and has re-targeted its lobbying strate- gies in order to influence the Common Maritime Transport Policy (CMTP). This article examines the patterns and the capabilities of this mobilisation. The first part focuses on the structures of these Euro-groups. Then, the analysis turns on the lobbying practices of these interests groups in the context of the EU co-decision process of policy-making. The final part weighs the extent that the ‘EU environ- ment’ and the ‘economic environment’ assist, or undermine, the gov- ernability of these lobbying activities and their capacity to be coherent policy actors that serve the interests of their members in the long-term. Keywords: Interests representation, EU maritime transport policy * Dr. Athanasios A. Pallis, Lecturer, Department of Shipping, Trade and Trans- port, University of the Aegean, Greece