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  • European Commission and European Investment Fund launch €75 million BlueInvest Fund

    4 February 2021 Communication team

    The European Commission is partnering with the European Investment Fund, part of the European Investment Bank Group (EIB), to launch the BlueInvest Fund today. During the BlueInvest Day conference in Brussels, EIB Vice-President Emma Navarro and Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, launched a €75 million equity investment fund for the blue economy. The BlueInvest […]

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  • Ministerial Declaration recognises the WestMED Initiative for the development of the Blue Economy in the Mediterranean

    2 February 2021 Communication team

    On February 2, 2021, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) held its Second Ministerial Conference on Sustainable Blue Economy aimed at improving maritime governance and at intensifying joint efforts to foster the sustainable blue economy development in the Mediterranean. The Conference also intended to address the growing environmental and climate-related challenges that the Mediterranean region […]

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  • WestMED – BlueMed webinar focuses on strengthening ties and opportunities with Southern Partners

    6 January 2021 Communication team

    Context/introduction The WestMED Assistance Mechanism is promoting a series of webinars in partnership with BlueMed initiative aimed at bringing stakeholders in the Mediterranean together to address common challenges and support the development of sustainable blue growth. The intention behind this collaboration is to create increasing synergies between the two initiatives. A first webinar was organised […]

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  • WestMED National Event Algeria 2020

    22 December 2020 National Hub Algeria

    The Algerian National Hub of the WestMED Initiative with the support of WestMED Central Team and the collaboration with other National Hubs of France, Tunisia and Italy organized a National Event, under webinar format. This Maritime Cluster event was held on 9 December 2020 and brought together about 67 participants from Algeria and other countries. […]

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  • December issue of Europ’ACT/ OuestMED newsletter France available

    8 December 2020 National Hub France

    December newsletter and memo with events and interesting links to reports compiled by the National Hub France Newsletter | Memo

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