Below, you will find an overview of the articles that have been posted by the communications team
There are many jobs in the maritime sector that cannot be filled due to the lack of trained professionals. To change this, the right groundwork needs to be established at a very early age. Ocean literacy and Blue Skills are two sides of the same coin that holds the key to this. They are fully […]
Deadline: 16 November, 2023 Countries: France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain Scope: As highlighted in the Green Deal Industrial Plan, the achievement of climate-neutrality by 2050 will require a full mobilisation and deeper cooperation among all players operating across the different value chains of Europe’s net-zero industry. Exposure to energy prices, increased global competition as well as […]
Deadline: 10 October, 2023 Budget: €64.400.000 Countries: France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain Scope: Following the adoption of the Horizon Europe 2023-2024 work programme, the European Commission has launched a new call for project proposals to support research and innovation under efficient, sustainable and inclusive energy use. This Destination includes activities targeting a sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply. […]
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 model no longer viable Traditional ‘sun, sea and sand’ tourism has resulted […]
On 23 June 2023, ministers and high-level representatives from the 10 WestMED countries (Algeria, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Tunisia) met in Malta together with representatives of the European Commission and the Union for the Mediterranean in order to reassess and update the priorities stated in the WestMed Framework for Action […]
This year’s WestMED Stakeholder Conference was hosted in Malta on June 22, 2023. More than 100 stakeholders from around the region, gathered in-person to exchange experiences on a wide variety of blue economy topics and meet fellow experts. National representatives of the Initiative together with senior regional experts and key institutional representatives shared their views, […]
Deadline: 30 June, 2023 Budget: USD 50-60K Countries: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia – Albania, Lebanon, Montenegro Scope: The MedFund’s mission is to support the long-term recurrent costs of managing Marine Protected Areas. Eligible activities: Co-management activities, Salaries1(excluding administrative salaries), Equipment and infrastructure maintenance, and small equipment purchases, Surveillance and enforcement, Active governance and stakeholder participation, Awareness […]
Blue economy stakeholders can now form a Smart Specialisation (S3) interregional partnership by submitting their interest to the European Commission under the call for expression of interest for new S3 partnerships, under the Smart Specialisation Community of Practice (S3 CoP). The application form to set up a new partnership is open continuously via the online […]
European Maritime Days | 24 May 2023 | Brest, France Exploring concrete paths for an enlarged regional cooperation towards decarbonisation of the blue economy The full decarbonisation of the blue economy is becoming more and more relevant for the EU and its neighbouring countries, and it remains a truly cross-cutting challenge for the three […]
Source: the World Bank – full article: The World Bank has published a report capturing lessons learnt from a technical assistance activity to incubate Maritime Spatial Planning as a tool to conserve fishery resources while supporting artisanal fisheries. The ultimate aim of this exercise is for Morocco to create marine protected areas for fisheries management […]