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Beyond Plastic Med Call to combat pollution in the Mediterranean | Deadline 5 January 2026

Link to full call text Budget: up to €15,000 Eligible countries: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Croatia, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Tunisia, Turkey. Deadline: 5 January 2026 Description Faced with the undeniable level of plastic pollution in the Mediterranean sea, urgent action is needed. This Call aims […]

Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership 3rd Joint Transnational Call | Deadline 17 November 2025

Link to full call text Budget: €43,500,000 Eligible countries: 28 countries, represented by 38 participating funding organisations (for a full list – check the call page) Deadline:  Pre-proposal (17/11/2025) | Full proposal (provisional): 17/06/2026 Description The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership is pleased to announce the launch of its third Joint Transnational Call, under the title “Digitalisation and Innovation for […]

DTF 2025 Conference hosted in Malta: Driving the Future of Sustainable Maritime Transport

The 2025 edition of the Decarbonizing the Future (DTF) conference was held in Malta on 16–17 October, bringing together international experts, policymakers, and industry leaders under the theme “Ports. Power. Partnerships.” The conference served as a key platform for advancing dialogue on sustainable transport, digitalisation, and the decarbonisation of maritime operations in particular through the […]

De-risking wave energy technology development through transnational pre-commercial procurement of wave energy research and development | Deadline 27 February 2026

Link to full call text Budget: €20.000.000 Eligible countries:  EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries. Non-EU/non-Associated Countries may also be eligible if specific provisions are made. Deadline: 17 February 2026 Description The Horizon Europe call HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-13 focuses on accelerating the development of robust, cost-effective wave energy technologies through transnational pre-commercial procurement (PCP). It […]

Understand and minimize the environmental impacts of offshore wind energy | Deadline 17 February 2026

Link to full call text Budget: €15.000.000 (€5.000.000 – EU contribution per project) Countries: EU Member States, Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) / project partnership: countries associated to Horizon Europe – see list of particpating countries Deadline: 17 February 2026 Description  The Horizon Europe call “Understand and minimise the environmental impacts of offshore wind energy” […]

Pact for the Mediterranean Launched: A New Era of Regional Cooperation

On 16 October 2025, the European Commission officially launched the Pact for the Mediterranean – an ambitious framework to deepen cooperation between the EU and its Southern Mediterranean partners. The Pact is the result of an extensive and inclusive consultation process that engaged a broad range of stakeholders, including southern Mediterranean partners, EU Member States and institutions, […]

WestMED plays a central role at UfM’s 18th regional Platform on Sustainable Blue Economy

On 15 and 16 October 2025, the 18th UfM regional Platform on Sustainable Blue Economy took place in Brussels, Belgium. The objective was to discuss progress towards the implemenation of  the 2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy, its related Roadmap and priorities. Next to this, major recent developments were discussed such as the […]

President of the Libyan Maritime Cluster and WestMED coordinator meets with the Libyan Minister of Marine Wealth

On 12 October 2025, H.E. Dr. Saber Al-Azabi, Minister of Marine Wealth, met with Eng. Ali Mohamed Ageli Shagrune, President of the Libyan Maritime Cluster and National Coordinator WestMED Steering Committee Member of the Initiative. At the beginning of the meeting, His Excellency welcomed Eng. Shagrune and praised his significant efforts in strengthening international cooperation […]

EU Sea Basins Assistance Mechanism strengthens Maritime Cooperation

EU Sea Basin Assistance Mechanism gathers experts from 15 countries to discuss maritime regional cooperation in Europe’s Atlantic facade, the Western Mediterranean and the Black Sea On 25 September 2025, alongside the Macro-Regional and Sea Basins Strategies Days, a dedicated networking event was held in Brussels for the National Hubs of the Sea Basin Strategies’ […]

Real time monitoring of regulated and non-regulated emissions from all types of vessels and other port activities in order to enforce emission limits in waterfront cities | Deadline 20 January 2026

Link to the full call text Budget: € 16.000.000 (Estimated EU contribution per project: 8.000.000 Eligible countries: EU Member States, Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT), countries associated to Horizon Europe – see list of particpating countries Deadline: 20 January 2026 Description The Horizon Europe call HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D5-17 supports innovation actions aimed at enabling real-time monitoring of […]