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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

20 septembre 2025 dans /par

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 […]

Libya advances capacity building and quality assurance in the fisheries sector

14 septembre 2025 dans , /par

On 14 September 2025, Tripoli hosted a national workshop to define priorities and develop an action plan for a capacity-building and quality assurance program in Libya’s fisheries sector. The event gathered representatives from government institutions, regulatory agencies, academia, research bodies and the private sector, creating a platform for dialogue on current challenges and future opportunities […]

Second AQUARIUS Funding Call | Marine and Freshwater Infrastructure Access | Deadline 28 October 2025

12 septembre 2025 dans /par

The AQUARIUS project has officially opened its Second Transnational Access (TA) Funding Call, offering a unique opportunity for researchers, industry professionals, and citizen science groups to access cutting-edge marine and freshwater research infrastructures across Europe. Running from 2 September to 28 October 2025, this call supports the EU Mission “Restore Our Ocean and Waters by 2030” by enabling collaborative, […]

Protect Our Coast, Sustain Our Tourism – Awareness and Educational Campaign on Hamama Coast in Libya

8 septembre 2025 dans /par

The Marine Biology Society of Libya, in partnership with the Sustainable Blue Economy Initiative in the Western Mediterranean (WestMED), hosted a special awareness day for children from the Africa Charity Association for Orphans on the beautiful Hamama coast – one of the most touristic beaches in Libya. This event took place on August 30, 2025. […]

Strengthening Libya’s Fisheries: Italian Delegation Visits Eastern Municipalities to Support Coastal Development

5 août 2025 dans /par

In a major step toward revitalizing Libya’s fisheries sector, a high-level delegation from CIHEAM Bari and the Italian Consulate, under the auspices of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Libyan House of Representatives, concluded an important series of visits to the eastern municipalities of Sousse, Derna, and Tobruk. The initiative places the development of the […]

Webinar EU Sea Basin Strategies in Action: Innovation and Investment for Ocean Resilience

28 juillet 2025 dans /par

On 15 July 2025, more than 50 stakeholders committed to advancing sustainable practices in the blue economy,  joined online for the webinar « EU Sea Basin Strategies in Action: Innovation and Investment for Ocean Resilience. » This webinar was organised  by Forum Oceano and DGPM, in coordination with the Atlantic Maritime Strategy, WestMED initiative and Atlantic Strategy […]

WestMED’s Technical Group on Sustainable Tourism participates in the Interreg Tourism Conference ‘Paths that Last’

9 juillet 2025 dans /par

200 participants | 8 Programme Organisers | approx 90 Projects | 5 workshops On 25–26 June 2025, the WestMED’s Technical Group on Sustainable Tourism through the National Hub for Malta (Stephanie Vella), participated in an event held in Split, Croatia, under the Mediterranean Multi-Programme Mechanism titled “Paths That Last – Collaborating for a Sustainable Tourism in […]

Over 300 participants from across EU regions gather to discuss S3 Smart Specialisation Strategies

5 juillet 2025 dans /par

Source: based on article by S3P T&BD | Photo credit: S3 Community of Practice On 18 June 2025, the fourth edition of the S3 Conference, was organised by the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) of the European Commission with the support of the Smart Specialisation Community of Practice (S3CoP) Secretariat. Over 300 […]

Closing of the POWER4MED Project & Launch of GREENMEDPORT & SHARE4MED projects: A New Milestone Toward Carbon Neutrality in the Mediterranean Maritime Sector

4 juillet 2025 dans /par

Based on the press release from the Algerian Press Service Oran, Algeria-3 July 2025 The WestMED supported POWER4MED project, designed to support the energy transition of small ports and ships in the western Mediterranean, officially came to an end on Wednesday in Oran, at an international conference attended by researchers, decision-makers and economic operators from […]

Call for Ocean Decade Actions No. 09/2025 | Deadline 31 August 2025

3 juillet 2025 dans /par

The UN Ocean Decade – officially the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030), is a global movement with the vision to ‘generate the science we need, for the ocean we want’ Ocean Decade Actions are the concrete initiatives carried out across the globe to fulfill this Ocean Decade vision. They tackle one or […]