Entries by Communication team

Renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood – A new agenda for the Mediterranean

10 February 2021 in /by

Press release: EEAS (European Union External Action Service) | 9-2-2021 Twenty-five years ago the European Union and the Southern Mediterranean partners committed to turning the Mediterranean basin into an area of dialogue, exchange and cooperation, guaranteeing peace, stability and prosperity. The 25th anniversary of the Barcelona Declaration reminds us that a strengthened Mediterranean partnership remains […]

MarTERA Call 2021

9 February 2021 in /by

Deadline: 26 March 2021 Budget: EUR 8.5 million Countries: Malta Themes: Maritime Technology/ Innovation MarTERA has launched a fourth joint call for transnational research and innovation projects. This call is initiated by ministries/funding organisations from 9 countries: Belarus, Belgium, Germany, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Africa and Turkey. The total funding budget is EUR 8.5 […]

COSME Call | Tourism and Digitalisation

9 February 2021 in /by

Deadline: 11 February 2021 Budget: 8 000 000 euro (maximum 1 000 000 per grant) Countries: Algeria, France, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia Themes: Maritime and Coastal Tourism Maritime Technology/ Innovation The general objective of this Call is to boost the uptake of digitalisation and innovation by tourism SMEs through transnational cooperation and capacity […]

European Commission and European Investment Fund launch €75 million BlueInvest Fund

4 February 2021 in /by

The European Commission is partnering with the European Investment Fund, part of the European Investment Bank Group (EIB), to launch the BlueInvest Fund today. During the BlueInvest Day conference in Brussels, EIB Vice-President Emma Navarro and Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, launched a €75 million equity investment fund for the blue economy. The BlueInvest […]

Ministerial Declaration recognises the WestMED Initiative for the development of the Blue Economy in the Mediterranean

2 February 2021 in /by

On February 2, 2021, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) held its Second Ministerial Conference on Sustainable Blue Economy aimed at improving maritime governance and at intensifying joint efforts to foster the sustainable blue economy development in the Mediterranean. The Conference also intended to address the growing environmental and climate-related challenges that the Mediterranean region […]

WestMED – BlueMed webinar focuses on strengthening ties and opportunities with Southern Partners

6 January 2021 in /by

Context/introduction The WestMED Assistance Mechanism is promoting a series of webinars in partnership with BlueMed initiative aimed at bringing stakeholders in the Mediterranean together to address common challenges and support the development of sustainable blue growth. The intention behind this collaboration is to create increasing synergies between the two initiatives. A first webinar was organised […]

WestMED National Event Morocco 2020

30 November 2020 in /by

Economie Bleue Quels défis, opportunités et priorités pour le Maroc ? Objet de la réunion :  Présenter l’initiative WestMED, ces objectifs, priorités et les opportunités qu’elle propose. Grouper le réseau de l’initiative et discuter les priorités de l’initiative au niveau du Maroc. Principaux  Points abordés Synthèse des principaux points abordés. Présentation de l’Initiative Le hub national […]

Promoting Sustainable Transport in the western Mediterranean

26 November 2020 in , /by

Through the establishment of a cooperation framework within the western Mediterranean sub-sea basin, the WestMED initiative’s Technical Group on Sustainable Transport and Green Shipping aims to promote dialogue among key actors and contribute to the deployment of innovative solutions for clean maritime transport. Following the conclusions of the Steering Committee of Rabat in October 2019, […]

Towards the establishment of an efficient network of WestMED Maritime Clusters

26 November 2020 in , /by

Building upon a strong networking activity during its first two years of implementation, the WestMED Assistance Mechanism is promoting the organization of a closed meeting on November 30th to pave the way for the development of an integrated maritime clusters network within the Western Mediterranean. Maritime clusters are essential actors in fostering the aggregation of […]