National authorities carrying out coast guard functions are responsible for a wide range of tasks, such as maritime safety, maritime security, search and rescue, border control, fisheries control, customs control, general law enforcement and environmental protection. In accordance in particular with the Revised EU Maritime Security Strategy (EUMSS) and its Action Plan, approved by the Council on 24 October 2023, the Agency, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), established by Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA), established by Regulation (EU) 2019/473 of the European Parliament and of the Council, should therefore strengthen their cooperation, within their respective mandates, both with each other and with the national authorities carrying out coast guard functions, for example through the European Coast Guard Functions Forum (ECGFF), in order to increase maritime situational awareness and to support coherent and cost-efficient action.
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