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The EU is putting forward a new strategy for a stable and secure Black Sea region. This strategy aims to boost connections and growth, by linking Europe with the South Caucasus, Central Asia, and beyond.
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The European Commission has published its 2025 EU Blue Economy Report. The report presents the economic performance of the EU blue economy sectors and provides estimations of their economic performance.
The concept of the Blue Economy is multifaceted and often subject to varying interpretations. As a result, definitions differ significantly. One of the primary challenges in defining the Blue Economy is delineating its scope, as it encompasses a broad range of coastal, marine, and ocean-related activities with complex socio-economic benefits and environmental impacts.
The delineation of the Blue Economy largely depends on the sectors included and the extent to which indirect upstream and downstream effects can be identified and measured. Hence, deciding which sectors and activities to include when analyzing the current state and size of the Blue Economy, is an important first step.
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The Horizon 2020-funded BRIDGE-BS project is pleased to announce a webinar series showcasing major findings and key results from our four-year journey in advancing sustainable Blue Economy in the Black Sea towards 2050.As we look toward the future, the Black Sea Towards 2050 webinar series will bring together Black Sea and International scientists, policymakers, industry stakeholders, and the broader public to discuss how BRIDGE-BS research contributes to a better understanding of the Black Sea’s challenges and opportunities.
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We are glad to announce the opening of the Call for Participants to join the Advanced training course “Challenges and Perspectives of Science Diplomacy in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe”, which will take place in Trieste and Gorizia (Italy) on 25 - 28 November 2025.
The course is co-organised by the CEI, the Department of Political and Social Sciences of the University of Trieste and the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region (FVG). It is funded by the latter in the context of the CEI-FVG Joint Work Programme 2024-2025 – with the support of the European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance and the FVG Scientific and Innovation System.
A final list of 24 research and innovation projects addressing four intervention areas is now recommended for funding under the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership's second Joint Transnational Call, initiated in February 2024. With a total funding allocation of €40 million, they have been shortlisted from a preliminary pool of 110 submitted proposals and will officially launch in May-August 2025.
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https://bluepartnership.eu/news/24-projects-recommended-funding-second-call-towards-sustainable-ocean-economy
Fourteen research and innovation projects co-funded under the Partnership's first Joint Transnational Call are now officially recognised as UN Ocean Decade Actions. This acknowledgement, which will also be sought for the second and third Partnership call projects, underscores their contribution to global efforts towards a climate-neutral, sustainable, resilient, and competitive blue economy.
https://oceandecade.org/news/sustainable-blue-economy-partnerships-projects-now-endorsed-as-un-ocean-decade-actions/
The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership recently launched its first Transnational Access Call to Research Infrastructures, open for application until 29 April at 15:00 CEST. This call provides access to a portfolio of 49 Research Infrastructures across 7 countries for candidates from the pan-European blue economy community. Consult our website for the full catalogue of available infrastructure, eligibility criteria, an informative webinar, and more.
https://bluepartnership.eu/funding-opportunity/sustainable-blue-economy-partnership-transnational-access-call-research