# EU starts review of its Marine Strategy Framework Directive > European Commissioner for the Environment Jessika Roswall discussed a review of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive with stakeholders on 30 September. The directive is the EU’s main framework for protecting the marine environment and aims to achieve good environmental status in all EU marine waters. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/eu-begins-revision-of-marine-strategy-framework-directive - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Environment - Published: 2026-10-06T08:58:59+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-07T00:49:28+03:00 - Event / data period: 2026-09-30 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/eu-begins-revision-of-marine-strategy-framework-directive.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/eu-begins-revision-of-marine-strategy-framework-directive.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/eu-begins-revision-of-marine-strategy-framework-directive.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/eu-begins-revision-of-marine-strategy-framework-directive.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/eu-begins-revision-of-marine-strategy-framework-directive.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/eu-begins-revision-of-marine-strategy-framework-directive.md) European Commissioner for the Environment Jessika Roswall discussed a review of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive with stakeholders on 30 September. The directive is the EU’s main framework for protecting the marine environment and aims to achieve good environmental status in all EU marine waters. The Commission’s 2025 evaluation found that the objective had not been achieved by 2020. Options discussed include strengthening the framework, linking it more closely with water and nature-restoration laws, improving monitoring and data management, and reducing member states’ reporting obligations. ## Data ### Development reported in the source Environmental development reported by the official source. Methodology: The event date stated by the primary source is used; no estimate is added. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-09-30 | EU starts review of its Marine Strategy Framework Directive | European Commissioner for the Environment Jessika Roswall discussed a review of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive with stakeholders on 30 September. The directive is the EU’s main framework for protecting the marine environment and aims to achieve good environmental status in all EU marine waters. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/eu-begins-revision-of-marine-strategy-framework-directive/data/reported-development?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/eu-begins-revision-of-marine-strategy-framework-directive/data/reported-development?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [European Commission Directorate-General for Environment]() (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-09-30) ## Correction history - 2026-10-07T00:49:28+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article. --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)