Every Tuesday, the CINEA's management meet to be updated on current and future issues, discuss priorities and take decisions. Since October 2019, these meetings are open to staff members, giving you the opportunity to attend as observers. If you would like to participate in one of the next meetings, you can register in the link below, also available on CINEAnet.
2022 was another challenging year but we accomplished so much in communicating both externally and internally. The external communication target for total potential reach (20 million) was smashed, with an enormous 33.8 million for the year. A big thank you to all colleagues involved in communication activities, especially the Communication Correspondents, for their continuous collaboration and support throughout the year!
An online 'Ideas box' is now available to all Agency's staff. Everyone can submit and share ideas, big or small, with a view to improve our way of collaborating and communicating together! You can send as many ideas/suggestions as you want, as many times as you want - you can access the form at the link below or from CINEAnet's homepage.
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On 8 November 2022 at the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) announced the creation of the Blue Mediterranean Partnership, which aims to support the transition to a sustainable blue economy in the European Union’s Southern Neighbourhood countries in the Mediterranean region.
In the past 4 years (2018-2022), the WestMED Assistance Mechanism has accomplished a lot to be proud of.
On January 26, 2023, CINEA and DG MARE officially launched the Community of Practice during the kick-off meeting in Brussels where the experts discussed the structure and the action plan for the next year.
In 2023, Mauritania will co-chair the WestMED Steering Committee along with Malta in accordance with the principle of rotation among the participating WestMED countries.
The new phase in the Assistance Mechanism, whereby all three sea basin strategies will be supported by one Assistance Mechanism, is enhanced by a reinforcement of the current WestMED team.
The WestMED Initiative has received a new domain name for all its communications: westmed-initiative.ec.europa.eu.
The European Commission has been supporting the establishment and implementation of three sea basin strategies in the Atlantic, the Black Sea and the Western Mediterranean.
AlgaeService for LIFE has harvested algae and cyanobacteria from water bodies in Lithuania and Poland. The material has multiple uses in several industries.
Save the Date for the next edition of EU Green Week – the largest annual environmental event in Europe. As part of the European Year of Skills, this year's selection of EU Green Week Partner Events will focus on skills for sustainable, resilient, and socially fair communities. Find out more about organising a partner event on their website.
If you are on social media, do not hesitate to follow the new accounts of our Acting Director. Connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn and like, share and comment her posts promoting CINEA and its main activities. Both accounts were launched at the occasion of the Financing Innovative Clean Tech Conference on 19 January.
Every year on 28 January, EU institutions and Member States of the Council of Europe celebrate Data Protection Day. Read the EDPS factsheet to know more about your digital rights and watch the European Data Protection Supervisor's video to mark Data Protection Week 2023.
In our series of short interviews - ‘Meet your colleagues’ - this week we met Chrysa Ziogou, Project Adviser in Unit C4 ‘Innovation Fund’. Let us know if you would like to be next!
The European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) will celebrate a young energy champion and organise a world café with 30 young participants. If you know young people (aged 18-34) who contribute significantly in advancing the clean energy transition through political activism, energy communication, research and innovation, studies or professional activity, please send an e-mail to cinea-eusew@ec.europa.eu.
Ice-core drilling project, BeyondEPICA, arrived at the Little Dome C field camp, located on the Antarctic Plateau at about 40 km from the French/Italian Concordia station. Check out their video in the link below to find out what it takes to set up camp in Antarctica.
The #LIFEis30 podcast series celebrates thirty years of nature protection, environmental and climate action projects under the LIFE Programme. Each episode also features top policymakers offering their expert insights into our planet's major challenges. The seventh - and last episode of the series - has been published recently.
The fourth in the 'Go-greener of the month' series is Marcin Gasiuk (Unit B1), fond of cars and electronics. Martin encourages repairing or buying second-hand, also when it comes to cars. Reusing materials from vehicles or purchasing a used car can play a huge role in reducing waste. Listen to his tips and repair it, don’t replace it!
