Entries by Communication team

Technical assistance to support communities of actors to achieve the EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters objectives | Deadline 24 May 2024

23 March 2024 in /by

Deadline:  24 May 2024 Budget/ Technical Assistance: Technical Assistance Countries/ regions: EU countries/ Mission lighthouses basins (the Atlantic/Arctic coast, Baltic and North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Danube River basin More information: website   Objective The objective of the technical assistance is to support selected applicants in developing and strengthening their actions contributing to one or […]

Report: Women in fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region: roles, challenges and opportunities

8 March 2024 in /by

Source: FAO-GFCM website Women play active roles throughout the fisheries value chain in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, including participating in pre-harvest activities like vessel and gear construction and maintenance, harvest activities both on board fishing vessels and from shore, and post-harvest activities such as sorting, cleaning, processing and marketing the catch, as well […]

WestMED goes full Mediterranean at the UfM stakeholder conference 2024

28 February 2024 in /by

The WestMED Initiative actively participated in the 2nd UfM Blue Economy Stakeholder Conference, which took place in Athens on February 19 and 20, 2024. Background The WestMED Initiative follows up on the Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Declaration on the Blue Economy endorsed by the Union for Mediterranean (UfM) which took place on the 17 November 2015, inviting the participating countries to explore the […]

Report: Infrastructures, energy and digitalisation: pillars for the sustainable development of transport in the Western Mediterranean

28 February 2024 in /by

With the Russian aggression on Ukraine and the war in Gaza being prolonged over time, the Mediterranean region at large is in total turmoil. The Policy Study entitled “Infrastructures, energy and digitalisation, pillars for the sustainable development of transport in the Western Mediterranean” aims at contributing with shared reflections and formulation of policy proposals to […]

Tunisia and Greece join forces on the Sustainable Blue Economy in the Mediterranean

22 February 2024 in /by

A new strategic agreement between Greek and Tunisian maritime clusters represents an official gateway to boost the blue economy between the western and eastern Mediterranean. On 19 February 2024,  During the 2nd Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Stakeholders Conference in Athens, the  Cluster Maritime Tunisien (CMT) and  Greek Strategis Maritime ICT Cluster (SMICT), signed a […]

Pilot Project on a demonstrator fishing vessel to promote energy transition in the fisheries sector | Deadline 11 June 2024

20 February 2024 in /by

Deadline: 11 June 2024 Budget: € 2.2 million Countries: EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs) More information:   funding and tender opportunities portal by the European Commission    A new EUR 2.2 million call for proposals has opened for a Pilot Project on a demonstrator fishing vessel to promote energy transition in the fisheries sector (PPPA-2024-FISHVESSELDEMO). The […]

Submit your blue school project and receive funding (SHORE) | Deadline 20 March 2024

18 February 2024 in /by

Deadline: 20 March 2024 Budget: € 10.000 max per project Countries: Algeria, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia (and more) More information:  visit the SHORE website SHORE Open Calls aim to enhance the ocean literacy of primary and secondary students, educators, and schools, by empowering youth to become agents of change and eco-citizens. The SHORE […]

The European Blue Forum Stakeholder Position Papers are out!

16 February 2024 in /by

The European Blue Forum consisting of stakeholders from all 5  EU sea basins has published its first 2 Position papers related to key issues concerning the European Seas Paper 1: What do we need from European Seas by 2030, and are we asking too much? Paper 2: What does a fossil fuel free sustainable blue […]

WestMED Success Story. The power of Accelerators – meet GALATEA, the Blue Growth Accelerator

15 February 2024 in /by

Project Funding support In the Mediterranean region, the main sources of investments in the sustainable blue economy include public funding opportunities offered by international organisations, governments, Multilateral Development Banks and “green funds”. Such funding is offered in the form of grants or lending instruments aimed at co-financing projects and providing support to infrastructure development, start-ups […]