CINEA's Communication team wishes you a magical holiday season filled with laughter, joy and well-deserved relaxation. Happy New Year 2024! eNews will be back on Friday, 12 January 2024.
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In our series of short ‘Meet your colleagues’ interviews, we met with Panagiotis Bismpas this week, Project Officer in Unit B1 'CEF Transport: Northern Europe, Austria + MoS and ERTMS'. Let us know if you would like to be next!
2023 has seen a slew of LIFE projects winning awards and accolades, and featured in articles, films, and events. We round up the year highlighting 10 of these.
2023 has seen our LIFE projects winning awards and being featured in articles, films, and events. At the end of the year, we put the spotlight on 10 of these outstanding projects.
The Atlantic Project Awards feature outstanding initiatives, successful collaborations and achievements relevant to the implementation of the Atlantic Action Plan 2.0. This year, five awards were granted as recognition of the projects’ outstanding performance.
Bringing together professionals from diverse backgrounds such as EU institutions, networks, blue economy experts, NGOs, research organisations, national authorities, academia, (inter)national businesses, as well public and private investors, the conference provided a platform to address challenges and explore opportunities in the Black Sea basin.
During the festive period, the LIFE Programme tackled plastic waste from food and gift packaging. Meet the LIFE project driving circular economy solutions and waste management in Belgium.
On 13 December, the CMA Steering Group met to take stock of progress and discuss the next steps in implementing the initiative. Check out the full article to discover all the topics discussed.
Planning a big or small Maritime themed event for the public from April 1 to October 31, 2024? Join the EMDinMyCountry campaign with EU-wide promotion!
With engaging plans and key milestones, the Atlantic Region is poised for a future that is not only sustainable but also resilient. Discover first hand the priorities of the new Atlantic Presidency, where the French Presidency seeks to address environmental challenges, engage regional and local communities, and contribute to the broader global effort towards ocean conservation.
On Saturday 2 December, at the Blue Mediterranean Partnership’s pledging conference, the European Commission committed to pledge €1 million to the recently established Blue Mediterranean Partnership.
The European Maritime Day (EMD) is the annual two-day event during which Europe’s maritime community meet to network, discuss and outline joint action on maritime affairs and sustainable blue economy.
On January 2023, CINEA together with DG MARE, launched the ‘Community of Practice on Maritime Spatial Planning for the Mediterranean’, with the support of the WestMED Initiative, the MSP Assistance Mechanism and Union for Mediterranean. This is a voluntary, enthusiastic group of experts from EU and non-EU countries working on MSP in the Mediterranean. It was established based on a growing need from the MSP Community for a continuous and structured dialogue at sea basin and sub-sea basin level.
The Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Sciences de la Mer et de l’Aménagement du Littoral (ENSSMAL) recently hosted a noteworthy event exploring the crucial intersection of the blue economy and climate change. This event brought together more than 80 participants, including high level experts, from various corners, with a major input by the WestMED Initiative, all united by a common purpose: safeguarding the well-being of our seas in the face of a changing climate.
As part of the WestMED Initiative, Mauritania’s national hub, in close coordination with the Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, organized the 4th national WestMED event at the Nouakchott Hotel on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. This important meeting was chaired by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy and in the presence of the Secretary General of the Ministry of the Environment.
This year marked the first edition of the Sun&Blue Congress; an international conference and exhibition focused on Blue Tourism Innovation. It took place in Almería, Spain from 15-17 November 2023.The WestMED Iniatiative was given a special Award Mention for having helped on the Internationalization of the entire SUN&BLUE Congress. Also the ‘Maritime Tourism’project, supported by the WestMED Initiative awarded with a special mention award for Sustainability
On 30 november 2023, for the first time in five years of Technical Assistance, the WestMED Assistance Mechanism experienced a national Blue Economy event in Libya. This was done upon the initiative of the National Coordinators, Mr Ali Shagruni and Ms Masauda Abuarosha, with the organization and support by the National Project of Aquaculture and the assistance from WestMED's Italian National Hub.
The National online event addressed both sea basins (Atlantic and WestMED), targeting the national and regional blue economy stakeholders and focusing on the blue synergies, areas, and fields of cooperation between the Atlantic Strategy and WestMED Initiative.
Bringing together professionals from diverse backgrounds such as EU institutions, networks, blue economy experts, NGOs, research organisations, national authorities, academia, (inter)national businesses, as well public and private investors, the conference provided a platform to address challenges and explore opportunities in the Black Sea basin.
