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...

Density map based on Ter AIS, for all vessel types, using a resolution of 10km, for the month of December 2021blue and purple colours indicate areas where Sat AIS have larger density values; yellow and red point to larger Ter AIS densities, while green indicates equal values from both sources...

The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) enables analysis of this impact by disseminating monthly information on vessel positions on a 1km by 1km grid. It distinguishes between vessel use - cargo, dredging or underwater operations, high-speed craft, fishing, military and law...

The Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (‘DG MOVE’) set up a group of experts called the 'European Ports Forum' (EPF) in May 2017 with the aim of exchanging information and providing advice on port related matters. It also provides advice to the Commission on initiatives to...

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...

The portal will be promoted to thousands of young people across Europe through school visits and promotional activities. Posting of job and training opportunities is free of charge for companies. The portal focuses on young people between the ages of 15 and 29 with the aim to attract them and start...

The meeting brought together 37 participants (list attached), incl. senior officials from the Foreign ministries of Turkey, Russia and Romania. Besides BSEC, representatives of the Black Sea Commission and the CPMR took part in the discussions. The meeting was another step in the process towards...

Dear all,I would like to express our thanks to those of you who managed to join us for the 3rd meeting for developing a Blue Growth Initiative for Research and Innovation in the Black Sea, which was held in Brussels on 11 December, despite the bad weather.A brief itemised summary of the meeting is...

The Ministers of Western Mediterranean countries, adopted on November 30, 2017, at Castel dell’ Ovo in Naples, Italy a Ministerial Declaration [EN] [FR] - plus Annex [EN] [FR] - on the Initiative for the sustainable development of the blue economy in the Western Mediterranean, at a meeting chaired...