Below, you will find an overview of the articles that have been posted by the communications team
In the past 4 years (2018-2022), the WestMED Assistance Mechanism has accomplished a lot to be proud of. It helped secure 50 million euros in funding alone for all kinds of different projects that contribute to the WestMED Initiative’s main objective to develop and strengthen a sustainable blue economy in the region. It also helped […]
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. In May 2021, the European Commission adopted a new approach for a sustainable blue economy in the EU that sets out a detailed agenda for the blue economy to play […]
Tunis, January 25, 2023 – With support from the World Bank, in June 2022, Tunisia launched its first report on the status of the blue economy. The report, titled in French “L’économie bleue en Tunisie: Opportunité pour un développement intégré et durable de la mer et des zones côtières” (The Blue Economy in Tunisia: An […]
Source: European commission The Commission has adopted a report on the outcomes of the Western Mediterranean (WestMED) initiativeSearch for available translations of the preceding which has been in place for 5 years. Since 2017, five EU Member States (France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Malta), and five southern partner countries (Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and […]
Deadline: 31 January, 2023 Budget: €50.000 – €200.000 Countries: algeria, Morocco, Tunisia Scope: The BPF is initiated and financed by the Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGD) to stimulate private sector involvement in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in developing countries. The BPF supports viable, entrepreneurial business initiatives with a strong social impact. Each applicant […]
Deadline: 5 February 2023 Budget: a max of €25.000 per project (category 1: çlassic) or a max of € 45.000 per project (category 2: ‘cooperation’) Countries: Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus and Malta, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Monaco, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania. Scope: […]
The Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) is hosting the First Coordination Meeting on the Mediterranean Strategy for the Prevention of, Preparedness, and Response to Marine Pollution from Ships (2022-2031), in its premises in Malta between 29 November and 1 December 2022. Gathering representatives from Contracting Parties to the Barcelona […]
Deadline: 31 January, 2023 Budget: €3.400.000 Countries: France, Italy, Malta, Spain, Portugal, algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania Scope: The European Commission launched a new call for proposals for “Regional flagships projects supporting sustainable blue economy in EU sea basins”. After the experience of last year focused on Coastal Tourism, in this occasion there are two lines for […]
Deadline: 31 January, 2023 Budget: €7.500.000 Countries: France, Italy, Malta, Spain, Portugal, algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania Scope: The overall aim of this Call is to contribute to the development of the next generation of blue skills and to provide opportunities for attractive, sustainable maritime careers. The objective is to develop the necessary skillsets to support the […]
At its flagship internationalisation workshop in Malta on 13/14th September 2022, the MED programme SHAREMED strategic project presented the framework guidelines and proposed actions to organize and synergize the cross-sectoral and cross-border articulation of a marine observation system of systems to assess and address environmental threats in the Mediterranean Sea, connecting marine research to society, […]