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  • Tunisia assumes co-presidency of the WestMED Initiative

    22 January 2025 Communication team

    The Republic of Tunisia, represented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians abroad and the Secretariat General for Sea Affairs is assuming the co-presidency of the WestMED Initiative for a Sustainable Blue Economy in the Western Mediterranean from January 2025 until December 2026. Taking into consideration its strong commitment to the principles and […]

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  • WestMED-Atlantic national event 2024 | Digital Transformation and Sustainable Blue Economy: Strategic Cooperation for Innovation

    20 December 2024 National Hub Portugal

    This Portuguese WestMED-Atlantic sea basin strategy national event took place on December 16, 2024 at the Hydrographic Institute – Lisbon, Portugal and online. It was attended by over 60 participants representing a wide range of stakeholders from public as well as private organisations. Key aspects and conclusions: The Sea Basins Event brought together experts, policymakers, […]

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  • AIDARA is born: the Italian association for desalination and reuse of water

    National Hub Italy

    The Italian Association for Desalination and Reuse of Water (AIDARA) is born in Bari on 20 December 2024. Thanks to the teamwork of 11 founding members and the Technical Assistance from WestMED Italy, Italy can finally equip itself with an aggregation of skills and operators in the field of desalination and reuse of purified water, […]

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  • Join the European ‘EMD in my country’ campaign with your blue event!

    6 December 2024 Communication team

    Are you planning a blue event between 1 April and 31 October 2025? Join EU’s ‘European Maritime Day In My Country 2025′  campaign to boost its exposure. From beach clean-ups to educational tours or seafood fairs – all events promoting the sustainable Blue Ecomomy,  are welcome! More than 500 events all over Europe joined this […]

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  • Call for workshops for the European Maritime Days 2025

    2 December 2024 Communication team

    The Call for workshops for the EMD 2025 in Cork, Ireland,  is now open! The European Maritime Day (EMD) is the annual two-day event during which Europe’s maritime community meet to network, discuss and outline joint action on maritime affairs and sustainable blue economy. Stakeholders – businesses, science, government, NGOs – are involved in the EMD […]

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