EU Maritime & Fish

🤝How can cooperation boost the #BlueEconomy across Europe’s sea basins? At #EMD2026, policymakers explored lessons from the #Atlantic, @WestMedStrat & @EU_BlackSeaAM , with insights from 🇬🇷 🇨🇾 🇯🇴 🇪🇸 🇧🇬 💡Key takeaways are coming… stay tuned! @cinea_eu @EU_MARE @UfMSecretariat

The #CE4EUIslands forum 2026 in Mallorca wrapped up last week! From governance to community energy, one message stood out: the #EnergyTransition on islands only works when people, policy and innovation move together. Learn more here ➡️ link.europa.eu/3mV7n7

The European Commission is seeking your views on the 4 EU multiannual plans. Submit your feedback: link.europa.eu/Fbw6Xn

The Arctic is our planet’s early warning system. It is undergoing changes that demand urgent and collective action. Delighted to speak at the Ocean Connectivity Conference @ArcticCouncil in 🇫🇴 as we look ahead to the update of our Arctic Policy. 🌍 A sustainable Arctic means a safer, prosperous and healthier future for its people and the world.

🇪🇸 Spanish Atlantic stakeholders: join us - be part of the consultation on the #AtlanticMaritimeStrategy & #ActionPlan review 🌊 📅 26 May 2026 | ⏰ 09:00–12:30 CET 💻 Online 👉 Register: tinyurl.com/msap5sus @EU_MARE @cinea_eu

Constructive exchange with 🇫🇴 Prime Minister Beinir Johannesen on Arctic cooperation, our shared maritime future and on deepening the ties between the EU and the Faroes. We strive to ensure the North Atlantic remains a zone of shared opportunity. 🌊

🌊A new video shows how EU sea-basin strategies are driving cooperation, innovation, and real impact across the #Atlantic, @EU_BlackSeaAM , #NorthSea & @WestMedStrat ▶️Discover more: tinyurl.com/4t7srew @cinea_eu @EU_MARE

How do we make space for nature, fishing, aquaculture and clean energy in the Mediterranean? Through MEDIGREEN, countries are working together on maritime spatial planning to support a greener, more sustainable shared sea: link.europa.eu/NYKV7h

From ideas to impactful results: here’s how the #MissionOcean & Waters community is moving from pilots to deployment! Watch the full video: tinyurl.com/yc3ksvwe @Cinea_EU @EUScienceInnov @EU_MARE @EU_ENV @EUClimateAction @HorizonEU @HorizonMagEU @PlasticPirateEU

Productive discussions with 🇫🇴 Minister for Foreign affairs and fisheries Bárður á Steig Nielsen on deepening the cooperation between the EU and the Faroes. In fisheries and aquaculture, the Faroes offer an inspiring example for innovation, sustainable food production and ocean stewardship. As in the EU, fisheries here is not just an industry – it is a relationship to the ocean, culture and identity. 🤝 We are ready to turn shared challenges into shared solutions.

One life….one planet… #TogetherForOurPlanet🌏 This short film showcase is an inaugural partnership between @EUinSingapore & 🇸🇬 Nature Film Festival. An integral part of EUFF 2026. 🗓️Sunday, 24th May, 2pm 📌 Filmhouse, 6001 Beach Road 🔗euff.com.sg Join us!

🎥From strategy to action: real examples across Europe’s sea basins See how #EU sea-basin strategies are implementing concrete actions towards a sustainable and resilient blue economy, such as the @BlackNETs_BS project in the #BlackSea, removing lost and abandoned fishing nets with key stakeholders in the region. @MareNostrumNGO @METU_IMS @MarineBulgaria @WestMedStrat @EUAtlantic @EU_MARE @cinea_eu

Honoured to present the #MakeEUBlue and ETP Champions awards, recognising outstanding contributions to ocean literacy and the energy transition in fisheries and aquaculture. Congratulations to the very deserving winners! 🏆#EMD2026

As #EMD2026 comes to a close, one thing is clear: Europe’s maritime community is not only diverse 👉it is determined, innovative, and forward-looking. So as we leave, I ask you to carry forward the spirit of these days: stay in touch, keep challenging each other, and continue turning ideas into action. Because our ocean connects us all! 🙏Thank you for being part of this journey and I look forward to seeing you next year in Santander! 🇪🇸 🇪🇺🇨🇾#EMD2026

🇪🇺🤝🇫🇷 €13 million approved by the Commission to support France's fishers. Fuel prices have surged with the conflict in the Middle East. Our answer: 🔹Support for marine fuel purchased - 20 cents/litre in April, 35 cents/litre in May. More on METSAF⬇️ ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

🏆 Category Innovative infrastructure & Champion of the Champions: ORTZE CV & KAINDAR developed a hybrid fishing trawler & a smart grid infrastructure, recharging batteries with solar panels. The vessel is used by a maritime vocational school in Pasaia, Spain.

🏆 Category Aquaculture MedAquaShift a solution for in-land aquaculture plants to lower energy use, reduce water temperatures in water tanks, and improve its oxygenation. #EUBlueEnergyTransition

🏆 Meet the ETP Champions 2026 at #EMD2026 Celebrating innovative, ready‑to‑scale solutions helping drive the energy transition in EU fisheries & aquaculture and showcasing the strength of Europe’s blue energy innovation ecosystem. #ETP #EUBlueEnergyTransition

Happy #BiodiversityDay 🦋🌍 Healthy soils, forests, wetlands and oceans underpin our economies, our health and our security. The EU is continuing efforts to protect and restore nature ahead of #COP17 in 🇦🇲 Yerevan this October 👉 link.europa.eu/HDnNN6 #ForOurPlanet