European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, will next week speak at the World Ocean Summit in San Francisco where she will highlight the opportunities and challenges which come with unlocking sustainable growth from the world's oceans.
What is coastal and maritime tourism? Coastal tourism includes beach-based tourism and recreation activities..
The European Commission today presented a new strategy to support coastal and maritime tourism in Europe. Recognising the sector's potential for sustainable growth and job creation, the strategy outlines 14 EU actions to help coastal regions and businesses tackle the challenges they face and strengthen the sector's position as a key driver of Europe's blue economy.
Today in Bucharest, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, and the Romanian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Titus Corlăţean, opened the conference “Sustainable development of the blue economy in the Black Sea. Enhancing marine and maritime cooperation”.
Speech by Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, at the Black Sea Stakeholders' conference - Sustainable Development of the blue economy in the Black Sea, Bucharest, Romania
Speech by Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, at the Health Safety and Environment Med Summit, Florence, Italy
Commissioners Maria Damanaki and Günther Oettinger today presented a new action plan to facilitate the further development of the renewable ocean energy sector in Europe.
What is blue energy? Blue energy – or ocean energy - covers all technologies to harvest the renewable energy of our seas and oceans other than offshore wind..
The European Parliament voted today to support the Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) and Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) – a cornerstone policy of the EU's Blue Growth agenda.
Horizon 2020, the New EU Framework Programme launched this year and running until 2020, provides a wide array of funding opportunities in the research and innovation domain. Its first work programme (2014-2015) includes a targeted call for the Black Sea region.
Speech by Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, at the conference "European strategy for Blue Growth - Conditions for a Blue Economy in the Mediterranean", Rome, Italy
On 29 August 2012, the European Commission launched a Green Paper consultation on its "Marine Knowledge 2020" initiative.
A new public consultation has been published. Deadline: 10/02/2014
Every year in May, European Maritime Day is celebrated within the European Union to showcase the importance of the seas and oceans for our everyday life. The Maritime Day Conference has become the main European event where stakeholders from all maritime sectors meet and discuss the opportunities and challenges currently facing maritime regions and sectors across Europe.
The European Commission is organising a stakeholder seminar on Boosting Blue growth in the Adriatic and Ionian Region: towards an Action Plan for the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR).
Deadline for submission of bids: 10/12/2013
European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, today spoke at the "Baltic Sea Conference 2013 - Blue Growth, Sustainability and Water".
Speech by Lowri Evans at the 41st General Assembly and 40th Anniversary of the CPMR, Saint Malo, France, 27 September 2013
