Below, you will find an overview of the articles that have been posted by the communications team
Europe’s sea basins are facing common challenges that demand cooperation across borders. The EU’s Sea Basin Strategies – including the Atlantic Maritime Strategy, the WestMED Initiative, the Common Maritime Agenda for the Black Sea, and the Greater North Sea Basin Initiative – offer a shared framework to strengthen this collaboration. A new video highlights how […]
The CallmeBLUE project has become one of the Mediterranean region’s leading initiatives for strengthening maritime cooperation and advancing the sustainable blue economy. Supported by the European Union under the WestMED framework and funded through the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF), it mobilised maritime clusters, public institutions, universities, startups, SMEs and innovation actors from […]
This is A rapid‑response EU fund that helps organisations act fast to detect and eradicate invasive alien species before they spread, protecting Europe’s coasts, waterways and marine ecosystems. Focus: Early detection and rapid eradication of invasive alien species (plants, animals and macroalgae) at early stages of invasion – with a.o. priority species: Green sea fingers, […]
The ‘Blue Challenge: Interreg Project Development Training Programme’ is a new capacity‑building initiative designed to equip young talent with the skills to develop high‑quality, fundable project proposals that advance the sustainable blue economy. Aligned with the priorities of the Atlantic Sea Basin Strategy and the WestMED Initiative, the programme supports early‑career students and professionals in […]
On 28 April 2026, another session of Fórum Oceano’s Blue Internationalization Webinar Series took place. This webinar was dedicated to New Opportunities for Blue Partnerships between Portugal and France and co-organised with the French Embassy in Portugal (Embaixada de França em Portugal), the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie Luso-Française and Business France. A series of […]
The WestMED Assistance Mechanism, together with the coordinators of the new Technical Group on Blue Skills, launched the group’s activities with an online meeting on 27 April 2026 – bringing together experts, training bodies and blue‑economy actors from across the Western Mediterranean. Chaired by the Tunisian and Portuguese national coordinators, participants were warmly welcomed and […]
new call for tenders was launched by CINEA to support a study on blue carbon certification, with a specific focus on tidal marshes. The objective of this study is to contribute to the development of robust and credible certification rules for blue carbon ecosystems, supporting future policy and market-based approaches to climate mitigation. By focusing […]
On 16 September 2026, the Joint Stakeholder Conference of the WestMED and Atlantic Sea Basin Strategies will take place in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. This landmark event marks the first time that both initiatives come together in a single forum, representing a significant milestone in advancing inter-basin cooperation. It builds on the current […]
Projects are expected to improve the integration and structure of the European landscape of ocean testing sites, including digital twin-based sites, by involving relevant actors to cover a broad range of sites for various ocean technologies and application areas, including ocean observation and monitoring. Why it matters It matters because it strengthens Europe’s ability to […]
This is a Horizon Europe call supporting co‑management approaches where fishers, scientists and authorities jointly steward marine and freshwater ecosystems to improve sustainability, resilience and long‑term resource management. Why it matters The Mediterranean region faces acute biodiversity loss, warming seas and coastal degradation, and this call mobilises the large‑scale restoration, innovation and cross‑border cooperation needed […]