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On Monday 8 June, on World Ocean Day, the Virtual Ocean Literacy Summit will be livestreamed between 11:00 and 14:00.
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The Call for Proposals for Atlantic Ports has just been launched
The European Maritime & Fisheries Fund (EMFF) just announched the call for proposals for "Cross-sectoral development of innovative port clusters in the Atlantic: Developing a blue accelerator scheme for Atlantic ports". The overarching objective of this call is to boost entrepreneurship and foster a sustainable blue economy in the Atlantic area by increasing the competitiveness and resilience of Atlantic ports...
COVID-19 and the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelarator
On 30 April 2020, the European Commission announced an additional €150 million for the European Innovation Council to fund breakthrough ideas tackling coronavirus.
Aides d'État: la Commission autorise un régime-cadre français d'un montant de 7 milliards d'euros visant à soutenir l'économie durant la pandémie de coronavirus
La Commission européenne a autorisé un régime-cadre français d'un montant de 7 milliards d'euros visant à soutenir les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) ainsi que les grandes entreprises en France touchées par la pandémie de coronavirus. Ce régime, appelé «Régime Cadre Temporaire», a été autorisé en vertu de l'encadrement temporaire des aides d'État adopté par la Commission le 19 mars 2020...
Coronavirus: 1 h d'échanges avec les acteurs publics
Les 7 Technopoles Bretagne et les French Tech régionales organisent une série de webinaires sous forme de questions/réponses avec les pouvoirs publics sur les dispositifs de soutien aux entreprises mis en place dans le cadre de la crise sanitaire.
Objectif : permettre aux startups et aux entreprises innovantes et industrielles du territoire d’échanger directement avec les représentants de l’Urssaf...
State aid: Commission approves €20 million Portuguese credit line scheme to support fishery and aquaculture sector in coronavirus outbreak
The European Commission has approved a Portuguese scheme to support the Portuguese fishery and aquaculture sector in the context of the coronavirus outbreak.The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework adopted by the Commission on 19 March 2020, as amended on 3 April 2020.
Coronavirus: Commission launches 2020 EMFF pre-financing process
On 7 April 2020, the European Commission launched the 2020 EMFF pre-financing measures specifically to support fisheries and aquaculture sectors in Member States.
Coronavirus response: Further EU support to fisheries and aquaculture sectors
On 2 April 2020, the European Commission proposed a new set of measures under the EMFF to support fisheries and aquaculture sectors from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: Emergency response to support the fishing and aquaculture sectors
Due to the severe impact of COVID-19 on fishing and aquaculture sectors, DG MARE published guidance to EU Member States outlining existing tools and instruments so as to support their local communities.
Postponement of European Maritime Day 2020
The European Commission, together with Cork City Council and the Irish Marine Coordination Group have decided to defer EMD which had been due to take place in Cork on 14-15 May 2020.You can read the EMD's team announcement here.