Managing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) remains a complex challenge, often caught between ambitious policy objectives and the practical and social realities on the ground. BLUE4ALL was designed to bridge this gap, aligning top-down policy ambitions with the needs of local stakeholders and practitioners. By working with 15 MPAs and networks of MPAs across Europe, including the North-East Atlantic, Baltic...

Brussels, 8–9 July 2026

The third edition of the Macro-Regional and Sea Basin Strategies Days brought together stakeholders from across Europe to exchange ideas, strengthen cooperation and explore opportunities for collaboration among the EU Macro-Regional and Sea Basin Strategies.

This year's event marked an important milestone for the EU Sea Basins Assistance Mechanism. For the first time, the four European...