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...

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...

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Revised following comments from stakeholdersThis Study comes after a long series of studies that have attempted to define and measure the blue economy in the EU. These have provided some qualitative information but they largely reinforced what was already known from the first 2009 study[1] – that...

The study was developed through five tasks:Common delineation of the maritime activities: a common definition of maritime activities was developed, by looking at literature, past studies and similar exercises carried our worldwide. A set of economic activities that make up the blue economy was...

Eurostatstudies to set up a database in maritime economy and coastal areasmaritime economy statistics - coastal regions and sectoral perspective(July 2015)Ebb and flow in maritime sectors(statistics in focus 5/2013)maritime policy indicators(maritime typology by NUTS 3 regions)Coastal regions...

follows meeting on 29 September 2015The EU's blue economy covers market activity taking place on European territory that is intrinsically linked to the sea. Do you agree?affiliationcountryanswerreplyDepartment for Business, Innovation & SkillsUKpartlySupply chains and many services provided for the...

Draft report of the Action Group 6.5‘On improving socio-economic data for maritime sectors and maritime regions’1. BackgroundThe 10 October 2007, the European Commission adopted ‘The Blue Book[1]’ for an Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union.‘…Commission proposes an integrated Maritime...

Initial estimates for the size and dynamics of the blue economy are presented. The analysis coversprimary sectors – those where the activity is primarily maritime – shipbuilding, shipping, tourism, offshore oil and gas, offshore renewable energy, fisheries, aquaculture;indirect employment – jobs in...