Regional flagships projects supporting sustainable blue economy in EU sea basins

Deadline: 31 January, 2023
Budget: €3.400.000
Countries: France, Italy, Malta, Spain, Portugal, algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania

Scope:

The European Commission launched a new call for proposals for “Regional flagships projects supporting sustainable blue economy in EU sea basins”.

After the experience of last year focused on Coastal Tourism, in this occasion there are two lines for projects promoting a sustainable blue economy the Mediterranean:

Topic 3: promoting sustainable transport and ports in the Mediterranean(EUR 2.4 million available)

This topic aims at contributing to the Goal 2 “A smart and resilient blue economy of the strategy” (Priority Sustainable consumption and production: ports and maritime transport) of the WestMED initiative. And it is totally aligned with the work of the WestMed Technical Group on Green Shipping.

Topic 4: fostering maritime clusters as an innovative enabler for a Sustainable Blue Economy in the Mediterranean(EUR 1 million available)

This topic aims at contributing to the Goal 2 “A smart and resilient blue economy” of the WestMED Initiative (Priority 2.2. “Maritime Clusters Development”), by building up on clusters currently cooperating (e.g. WestMED Clusters Alliance).

You can find all the details at this link https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/emfaf-call-proposals-regional-flagships-projects-supporting-sustainable-blue-economy-eu-sea-basins_en

The call is financed by the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF).