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After the successful EUSALP Launch Conference and the constitutive session of the EUSALP General Assembly in January 2016 at Brdo, the Mediterranean Coast and Macroregional Strategies Week is the second in a series of events organised by Slovenia during its presidency of EUSALP.  From 23...

The MedCoast Training Workshop on Integrated Maritime Policy and Maritime Spatial Planning in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea is in full swing in Dalyan, Turkey.

Check out some of the photos here.

Interreg Baltic Sea Region Seed Money: First Call for Applications opened

The first call for the Interreg BSR seed money opens 21 September 2016. Interested applicants are welcome to submit their applications until the 28 October 2016.

Seed money is funding provided by the Interreg Baltic Sea...

The theme of Session L is ''Integration challenges in maritime spatial planning: approaches, science gaps, and communication demands'', encompassing:

• Horizontal integration across policies and sectors
• (Environmental policies and Blue Growth; Public, private and voluntary sector activities; public policy sectors, e.g. maritime transport, fisheries, tourism)
• Multi-scale and transboundary...

Commissioner Karmenu Vella has announced that the EU will host the global 'Our Ocean' conference in Malta next year. The conference will build on the issues of the ocean and climate change, marine pollution and sustainable fishing. It will further develop how the ocean can...

The second special issue of Coastal & Marine of 2016 is available online. In this issue, the results of the BONUS BaltCoast project are presented.

Read it here!

The European Commission has published a 'Study on specific challenges for a sustainable development of coastal and maritime tourism in Europe'.

You can download it here.

The winners of the Blue Economy Business Awards 2016 have been chosen:

Blue Economy Business Awards: Emec Orkney

Woman of the Year in the Blue Economy: Angela Schultz-Zehden, Submariner Network

Rising Blue Star of the Year: Yves van Ingelgem, ZensorBe

Congratulations to all!

Register now and take a trip to Turkey this September to attend the MedCoast International Training Workshop on IMP & MSP.

Read more about the event and how to register here.

There is a new and updated Country Information Profile online for Greece here.

Find out everything about MSP in Greece and get inspired by the Greek MSP practices, such as the Pilot MSP for Lesvos and Rhodes!

It's almost time for the biggest regional event in MSP: the 2nd Baltic MSP Forum!
The Forum will take place in Riga, Latvia and serves as a platform for discussions among those involved and affected by maritime spatial planning on how to develop and enhance...

The Potsdam Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) has published a new policy brief: Capacity Development for Oceans, Coasts, and the 2030 Agenda.

View it here.
 

Denmark has a new Spatial Planning Act in place since June.

The Blue Economy Business Awards will be awarded on the 12th of September during a gala in Hamburg, Germany. Curious to see who the nominees are? Check out the event here.