European Commission launched a study (EMFF/EMFAF WP 2020 action 3.1.16 implementation, "Algae & Climate") to provide sound and up-to-date knowledge on the potential impacts of scaling up the production of marine algae through aquaculture in the EU and its impacts. The main questions the study...

During the event, participants will discuss policy and different instruments used to involve SMEs in apprenticeship programmes across Europe.Some of the topics that the discussion aims to explore include:effective ways to promote apprenticeships to SMEs at national and regional levels;challenges and...

ContextOn 11 December 2019, the European Commission (EC) announced the European Green Deal to transform the European Union (EU) into the first climate neutral region of the world. The European Green Deal provides an action plan to :(1) boost the efficient use of resources by moving to a clean and...

Visit our main event webpage to find all information on the "Make Baltic Blue" ocean literacy event: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/maritimeforum/en/node/6353

The Mediterranean needs youA message from Gaetano Leone, Coordinator, UNEP/MAP-Barcelona Convention SecretariatThe Mediterranean continues to be a beautiful destination for millions of beachgoers and holidaymakers despite the rising pressure it has been subjected to for decades. The onset of...

xOver the course of the Blue Bioeconomy Forum, the secretariat published a trimestrial newsletter. It provided information on the Forum's activities, interviews with experts, reporting on innovative blue bio projects and policies across Europe. It also included a list of hot news and events...

The new European Commission top official responsible for the blue bioeconomy is the bloc’s youngest ever European Commissioner, but already has experience of government at the highest levels.Aged 29, Virginijus Sinkevičius comes to the European Commission from Lithuania, where he was appointed...

Few countries are in a better position to benefit from the blue bioeconomy than Iceland. For much of its modern history, the North Atlantic nation’s economy relied on the sea. Fish and fish products still make up about 40% of Iceland’s commodity exports. Direct employment in fisheries stands at...

xForewordThe sea has traditionally been a large source of economic prosperity and it offers large potential to contribute to achieving quite a number of Sustainable Development Goals, including life below water, climate action, decent work and responsible consumption. Fisheries and aquaculture have...