Entrées par Communication team

Apply for a stand at the EMD exhibition!

The last time stakeholders had the possibility to get together as exhibitors was in 2023. The European Commission, the City of Svendborg and the Danish Maritime Authority are happy to be able to offer this possibility once again and to give stakeholders the chance to showcase their projects and initiatives in an exhibition. All  corresponding […]

Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership’s second joint transnational call | Deadline 10 April 2024

Deadline: pre-proposals: 10 April 2024 | full proposals: 6 Nov 2024 Budget: € 40.000.000 Countries: European More information:  visit the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership website Note: 10 brokerage sessions of two hours will be organised from 26 February to 8 March. Sessions are scheduled between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM or 02:00 PM and 04:00 […]

Report: A sustainable blue economy for the Mediterranean: challenges, opportunities and policy pathways

A new policy report, commissioned by the European Commission (DG Near) to the EuroMeSCo network, and developed by eco-union under the supervision of the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), aims to assess the status and potential of the sustainable Blue Economy in the Mediterranean region, including an analysis of socioeconomic benefits and impacts in relevant Blue Economy activities. This report not only […]

Call for expression of interest for S3 partnerships on Sustainable Blue Economy

Open call for expression of interest for new partnerships under the Smart Specialisation (S3) Platform on Sustainable Blue Economy. EU Regions and stakeholders interested in exploring new interregional value chains in fisheries, aquaculture, coastal and maritime tourism, blue biotechnologies, and marine renewable energy, can get involved by expressing their interest to form a new partnership. […]

Portugal assumes co-presidency of the WestMED Initiative

Source: DGPM / Portuguese government press release Starting in January 2024, Portugal, through the DGPM – Direção-Geral de Política do Mar, has assumed the co-presidency of the WestMed Initiative for a Sustainable Blue Economy in the Western Mediterranean. It will do so jointly with Mauritania in 2024, and with Tunisia in 2025 – fully in […]

WestMED Success story: The drive for green shipping with MARINEHOUND as a leading project example

Around 80 percent of global trade is transported by commercial shipping, and intra-Mediterranean maritime trade-flows account for nearly 25% of global traffic volume Greening maritime transport is amongst the top challenges for the Mediterranean region. This means a drastic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, air and water pollution as well as accidents and marine spills, […]

2nd Call for Small Projects to strengthen the level of effective protection in Mediterranean MPAs | Deadline 21 January 2024

Deadline: 21 January 2024 Budget: Max €25.000 (single MPA) to €45.000 (3 MPAs or more that cooperate) Countries:Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia,Greece, Cyprus, Malta,Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Monaco, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania, More information: website MedPAN   The MedPAN Association is launching a Call for Small […]

Bring European Maritime Day to your country in 2024!

The European Maritime Day (EMD) 2024 is taking place again as a fully-fledged physical event, in Svendborg, Denmark on 30-31 May 2024. As every year, this will not be the only action to celebrate our seas and oceans and the sustainable blue economy. EMD In My Country 2024 events will also take place all over Europe from […]

Interreg NEXT MED: first call for proposals for transnational cooperation projects | Deadline 30 April 2024

Deadline:  30 April 2024 (= extended/ was 28 March) Budget: € 103.600.000 Countries: Cyprus, Greece, France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain and Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia and Türkiye. More information: website interregnextmed.eu   The Managing Authority of the EU-funded Interreg NEXT MED Programme, in agreement with the representatives of the 15 participating countries, […]