Atlantic News

  • FLOW: Workshop for Policy Makers on Floating Offshore Wind

    The event FLOW that happened on January 23rd, within the scope of the Atlantic Strategy, discussed floating offshore wind knowledge, national plans, and targets for European Atlantic country policy makers.

  • French National Event at EUROMARITIME: The Outcomes

    This event was the first national joint event connecting the Atlantic Action plan and the WestMED initiative. Beyond recalling the ministerial declarations which were endorsed in 2023, it was the opportunity to declare the Presidency of the AAP for France and to share the message of the Portuguese Presidency for Westmed to the attendance which was mainly composed of national stakeholders.

  • Atlantic Pillar III: SFI awards €21m to develop Ireland’s research infrastructure

    Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has announced funding for eight research infrastructure projects focused on transforming various sectors. The selected projects are focused on issues such as energy optimisation, AI, quantum research, biomolecule detection and more. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris, TD, said the funding will support “pioneering research”.

  • The new Atlantic French Presidency: Navigating towards a Sustainable Blue Future

    To foster a sustainable, decarbonised and thriving blue economy in the Atlantic region, the new French Presidency of the Atlantic Maritime Strategy highlights three key priorities that underscore the Ministerial Porto Declaration[1] commitment to environmental stewardship, stakeholder community involvement, and international cooperation.

  • Blue Synergies between sea basins and blue economy sectors - Outcomes

  • Welcome to the 2023 Implementation Report!

    Welcome to the 2023 Implementation Report of the Atlantic Action Plan 2.0 (AAP 2.0)!

  • Energy Transition Partnership & Financing Report

  • The Launch of Smart Specialisation (S3) Observatory

    Launched as part of the Smart Specialisation Platform, the S3 CoP Observatory is a collaborative initiative involving DG REGIO G1, DG REGIO country desks, and the S3CoP Secretariat.

  • 4th Atlantic Stakeholders Committee Meeting

    The 4th and final meeting of the Atlantic Strategy Committee under the Portuguese Presidency happened on December 5th, chaired by Marisa Lameiras da Silva, the Director-General for Maritime Policy

  • Atlantic Pillar II & III Webinar: Fostering the Atlantic’s blue economy - Skills for Marine Renewable Energy

    The webinar on "Fostering the Atlantic’s blue economy: Skills for Marine Renewable Energy" aimed to explore the importance of developing skills and fostering ocean literacy in the context of Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) and was organized in the scope of the Pillar II and Pillar III of the 

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