The Commission has published the 8th Annual Report on the Implementation of the European Fisheries Fund (EFF), covering EFF implementation in 2014 and up to May 2015.
The European Commission published a Communication setting out how the money available under the EU's five European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) will be spent in the period 2014-2020. The funds include the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the EU Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and the Youth Employment Initiative.
The European Commission has adopted a €51.8 million investment package for the Hungarian fisheries and aquaculture sectors for the 2014-2020 period, including €39.1 million of EU investments. The adopted Operational Programme (OP) under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) will help Hungary implement the EU's reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
On 2 December 2015, the European Commission adopted a €68.6 million investment package for the Belgian fisheries and aquaculture sectors for the 2014-2020 period, including €41.7 million of EU investments. The Operational Programme (OP) under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) will help Belgium meet the aims of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP).
The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Irish maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors. More than €239 million will be made available under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the period 2014-2020, including an EU contribution of €147 million.
The European Commission adopted a key investment package for the French maritime, fisheries and aquaculture industries amounting to roughly €774 million, about €587 million of which of EU funding.
The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the UK's maritime sector and especially its fisheries and aquaculture industry. Roughly €310 million will be made available under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund for the period 2014-2020, €243 million of which are EU funds.
The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Portuguese maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The roughly €506 million available under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the period 2014-2020 include about €392 million of EU funding.
The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Romanian maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The roughly 224 million EUR available for the period 2014-2020 include more than 168 million EUR of EU funds.
The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Italian maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The roughly 978m EUR available for the period 2014-2020 include more than 537m EUR from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.
Advertising fish products from the EU in the rest of the world has never been easier. Beside the promotional measures contemplated by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, new funds are being released to producer organisations, trade organisations and public bodies to sponsor their products and disseminate information abroad on the goodness of European fisheries products, both wild and farmed. Campaigns need to include at least another European food product, and products will feature the label: Enjoy, it's from Europe". Calls to be launched early in 2016.
The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Spanish maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The roughly € 1.6 billion available under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the period 2014-2020 include about € 1.2 billion of EU funding.
The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Bulgarian maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The roughly 113 million EUR available for the period 2014-2020 include more than 88 million EUR of EU funds.
The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Croatian maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The roughly 348.5m EUR available for the period 2014-2020 include more than 252m EUR of EU funding.
The European Commission has adopted a €710.5 million investment package for the Polish fisheries and aquaculture sectors for the 2014-2020 period, including €531.2 million of EU investments.
The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Greek maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors.
Today the High Level Group on Simplification, launched by the Commission in July, held its first meeting in Brussels.
The speeches and presentations are now on-line.
EU funds can be used in various ways to support local maritime projects, participants at an EU conference in Brussels discovered today.
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