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European Maritime Day on sustainable maritime tourism and connectivity

20.05.2013 | Every year on May 20 'maritime Europe' is celebrated within the European Union to showcase the importance of the seas and oceans for our everyday life. The European Maritime Day conference is now the place where stakeholders from all maritime sectors meet and discuss opportunities and challenges for the maritime regions and sectors across Europe. The theme for this year's conference is "Coastal development and sustainable maritime tourism: an investment for blue growth".

ARCOPOL+ | Environmental Impact Assessment and Response to Accidental Marine Pollution

30.05.2013, Porto (Portugal) The international workshop includes the contribution of national and international partners as well as other European institutions, such as the European Maritime Safety Agency. It will provide an unique opportunity to present and discuss innovative results arising from the project, namely in topics related with the environmental impact assessment of accidental marine pollution and new tools for planning and preparedness for response to oil and HNS spills.

Conference Oceans Challenges and Opportunities

17.05.2013, Porto (Portugal) The Atlantic Area Transnational Programme presents its perspectives and challenges at the Conference "Oceans challenges and opportunities" hosted by the University of Porto.

Newsflash 4 - Atlantic Area Programme and Atlantic Strategy: a natural link

May 2013 | General Assembly of the Atlantic Arc Commission | Exhibition - Focus on projects | Projects presentations | More news

KNOWCITIES - closing seminar

28.05.2013, San Sebastian (Spain) Closing seminar under the theme "Knowledge Cities in the New Funding Programme Period 2014-2020". KNOWCITIES project aims to carry out an innovative methodology for facilitating the access and transition to the knowledge economy, as a mean to easy up the transnational cooperation in common matters all linked to the sustainable urban development as an attractive and urban marketing factor for the middle sized Atlantic cities.

ECOINNOVA - International congress on Eco-innovation

14/15.05.2013, Ourense (Spain) The project ECOINNOVA organizes an International Congress on Ecoinnovation. The project's aim is to create a transnational structure to inform, advise, encourage and promote eco-innovation in SMEs and support the creation of eco-innovative SMEs in the Atlantic Area.

Action Plan for a Maritime Strategy in the Atlantic area

The European Commission approves today the Action Plan for a Maritime Strategy in the Atlantic area.

Europe Day - 9 May

Today we celebrate Europe. 63 years ago Robert Schuman, French foreign Minister, gave the historical speech which set out the idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe inspired by an ideal of peace and reconciliation among European nations.

INTEGRA platform - Make it easy to travel

23.05.2013, La Rochelle (France) START project presents research and local actions from the Integra network and the Integra Technical Platform with a variety of co-benefits that cooperation between transport and tourism entities can bring for medium-sized cities using sustainable mobility.

Panorama magazine Spring 2013 edition

This issue's highlight is the role of Cohesion policy in returning growth to Europe.

COTER Seminar on ''European territorial cooperation as a driver of regional development''

19.04.2013, Porto (Portugal) | The Atlantic Area Programme Managing Authority President, Carlos Neves is participating in Session 1: "How European territorial cooperation can deliver on Europe 2020 strategy objectives, synergies with CSF funds". The conference room is also hosting the Atlantic Area exhibition.

MAREN - Power Extraction and Hydro-environmental Impacts of Marine Renewable Energy

11/12.04.2013, Galway (Ireland) The main objectives of the conference are to disseminate research findings to stakeholders and others interested parties. The conference will also host workshops to stimulate stakeholder debate in key areas.

NEW!! A Compendium of Projects is born!

 

ShareBiotech project - newsletter #6

ShareBiotech's main goal is to strengthen the biotechnology sector through facilitating access to technological core facilities for researchers and companies within the European Atlantic Area.

KNETWORKS International closing conference

In the framework of the international project KNETWORKS, support by the Atlantic Area Programme, the final conference will be held on March 22nd, at Auditorium PA2 at Instituto Superior Técnico, in Lisbon.

ESPON Workshop "Stepping into the sea - New evidence on territorial development and the opportunities and risks for European seas and maritime regions"

15.05.2013, Brussels - aims at providing information on land-sea interactions within Europe’s six regional seas, which can be used by stakeholders for the elaboration of both, future Structural Funds programmes but also other development strategies.

National Strategy for the Ocean – Portugal

Public consultation 01.03.2013 to 31.05.2013

Multiannual Financial Framework - European Council conclusions

Members States agreed on an amount to a total of EUR 8 948 million for European Territorial Cooperation, including EUR 1 822 million for Transnational Cooperation.

Atlantic Forum workshop: Research and innovation, ports and overview of the Action Plan

4/5.03.2013, Cork | Ireland to host final EU Atlantic Forum Workshop.The Workshop will input to the definition of the European Union Strategy for the Atlantic Action Plan (2014-2020)

REGIO STARS 2013 winner: ENWORKS, North West England, UK

ENWORKS, Resource Efficiency Support (Manchester) wins the Regio Stars 2013 award in the Resource Efficiency Support category.