Below, you will find an overview of the articles that have been posted by the communications team
Deadline: 15 August 2024 Budget: winner: 10.000 € / one-year scholarship for a master’s degree in open innovation and youth entrepreneurship at CIHEAM Bari; and in the form of an internship in one of the partner companies. Information: Check CIHAEM website The CIHEAM launched the Youth Innovation Award in 2022 to reward innovative solutions, […]
Deadline: 4 February 2025 Budget: Total €30 M Countries: European/ All WestMED countries The overall aim is to accelerate the cost-effective construction and deployment of floating wind farms, facilitating their rapid and sustainable deployment across Europe and lower their overall costs. The transition of the energy system will rely on reducing the overall energy demand and […]
With a 2030 target, the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters” aims to protect and restore the health of our ocean and waters through research and innovation, citizen engagement and blue investments. The Mission’s new approach will address the ocean and waters as one and play a key role in achieving climate neutrality and […]
Towards a more sustainable tourism model The popularity of the Mediterranean Sea and its coastal regions amongst tourists remains at an all-time high. After a temporary covid dip, the latest figures show that numbers of tourists have already reached pre-pandemic levels and are further on the rise. Traditional ‘sun, sea, and sand’ tourism has boosted livelihoods and […]
Aquaculture, one of the most dynamic blue economy sectors in the EU The EU is the eighth largest producer of fishery and aquaculture products, accounting for around 2% of global production. In the Mediterranean, fisheries and aquaculture are essential drivers for the blue economy. Over the years, aquaculture has become more efficient and economically significant, […]
The Mediterranean Logistics and Transport summit (Medalogistics Week) took place in Barcelona on 5-6 June 2024. This annual event, already in its 20th year, was held in the framework of SIL Barcelona, the leading Exhibition for Logistics, Transport, Intralogistics and Supply Chain in Southern Europe, and now the most established conference of its sort held […]
Deadline: 28 August 2024 Budget: Total €1.4 M | 8.965 per SME for Consulting or Training Services Countries: EU-27, except Portugal, Spain, France, Greece, and Italy MedBAN (the Mediterranean Blue Acceleration Network) deployed two simultaneous but separate open calls for EU Blue Economy SMEs. These open calls are awarded financial support that funds two different sets of […]
The primary objective of this WestMED Steering Committee meeting that took place on June 26 in Brussels, was to assemble the representatives of the 10 WestMED countries and observers in-person to provide them with an overview of the latest advancements on the implementation of the WestMED Initiative, the latest funding opportunities, and to approve the […]
The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) supports and implements the project “Mediterranean virtual regional training academy on fisheries control and inspection (e-FishMed)“, initiated by the European Commission and financed by the European Union under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF). This project was launched in 2022 and is a follow-up to the “FIUUFRA” […]
Back-to-back to the WestMED Steering Committee meeting in Brussels, the MedLab annual meeting took place on 25 – 26 June. Back-to-back to the WestMED Steering Committee meeting in Brussels, the MedLab annual meeting took place on 25-26 June 2024 and was hosted by Interact and TESIM. The MedLab is a platform which aims to share […]