Partners4Ocean will feature in the Blue Spark Announcements session, showcasing our community and activities and creating synergies with innovators, investors, corporates, cities, and policymakers shaping the future of the ocean economy. See you in Barcelona!
Do you have a short film or full feature documentary on the ocean? We are looking for movies and documentaries from Partners4Ocean member! Reach out to us at info@eu4ocean.eu if you have relevant materials and are interested!
Don't miss out on the exclusive opportunity to learn more about new cultures. Our cultural language workshops are back and will be organised in October and November.
Would you like to learn from colleagues across the six Executive Agencies, broaden your perspective, or share your own career experience in a meaningful way? The Inter-Agency Mentorship Programme offers an excellent opportunity to do just that. For further details on the programme check the link below.
More than 500 ocean energy professionals gathered in The Hague from 5 to 7 October for the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE), [FF1.1][V(1.2]Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) 2026. Our colleagues, Alessia Di Loreto (C4.1) and Charles-André Lemarié (C2.4), took part in a funding opportunities session, answering questions on the Innovation Fund and Horizon Europe. At the CINEA stand, colleagues exchanged with project beneficiaries and potential applicants, strengthening links with the international ocean energy community.
This heartfelt message from the projects was dedicated to the C2 colleagues who helped make the Built4People Clustering Event and the Built4People Stakeholders Forum 2026 possible. Read about the two intensive and inspiring days dedicated to Europe’s built environment on 6 and 7 October.
On 1 October, TNT, CINEA's very own music band, had the pleasure of performing at Department C’s “Bubbles, Beats & Bites” gathering in the large meeting room at CINEA. Colleagues from Department C brought great energy to the event, joining in with dancing and singing along throughout the concert.
To help DIGIT handle all your GPT@EC requests efficiently and ensure it reaches the right team faster, use the appropriate communication channel for the European Commission and Executive Agencies, within easy reach at the link below.
We have finally landed on LinkedIn! Follow us to be updated on all Partners4Ocean activities, to learn more about our community members and to also see what the Youth4Ocean Forum and the Network of European Blue Schools are up to!
The European City Facility’s (EUCF) next call for applications opens on 26 October 2026. Up to 62 municipalities or local authorities, their groupings or local public entities aggregating municipalities can apply for lump-sum grants of €60 000 each, a total of €3.72 million.
1 430 project proposals requesting a total of €4.3 billion in EU funding were received in response to the LIFE Programme 2026 Call for proposals for nature, environment, climate action and clean energy transition projects.
LIFE BIOBCOMPO project developed a plant-fibre biocomposite that makes vehicle parts lighter with the potential to reduce vehicle-related CO2 emissions. Since 2022, around 10,000 vehicles have been equipped with biocomposites.
On 1 October 2026, the CMA Technical Group on Sustainable Tourism met in Burgas.
Throughout July and October, the CMA Sustainable Aquaculture Technical Group (SustAqua) advanced its work on strengthening resilience, innovation and environmental monitoring.
Τhe National Hub of Türkiye organised the event “CMA in my Country: Towards a Climate-Resilient Black Sea Blue Economy” on 14 July in Ankara.
Bulgaria’s National Hub held the roundtable “Danube and the Black Sea: Synergies for Regional Development and Connectivity” on 14 July.
On 1 October 2026, the third Steering Group Meeting under Bulgaria’s CMA coordination took place in Burgas.
The Black Sea Project Awards 2026 were presented during the CMA Stakeholder Conference in Burgas, recognising outstanding initiatives that advance sustainability, innovation and cooperation across the Black Sea
Black Sea Week 2026 offered a wide programme of satellite events.
The CMA Stakeholder Conference 2026 took place on 30 September in Bulgaria.
