Publications

Publication | Bluemed Research and innovation initiative for blue jobs and growth in the Mediterranean area
The BLUEMED initiative offers a shared strategic framework for working towards a healthy, productive and resilient Mediterranean Sea that is better known and valued. It is designed to tap the full potential of the marine and maritime sectors, structuring transnational cooperation to create new ‘blue’ jobs and to promote and improve social well being, sustainable […]

Meeting Report | Knowledge and efforts for sustainable growth in the marine and maritime sectors of Slovenia in the Northern Adriatic
The National Institute of Biology (NIB) and the Ministry of Science, Education and Sport (MIZŠ) organized the first meeting of Bluemed in Slovenia on a ‘micro-regional’ level (northern Italy, Croatia and Slovenia). This event was organized together with the presentations from the EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) and JRCs (Joint Research Centers), that are […]

Publication | “Venice Declaration”: a new strategic agenda for the Mediterranean Sea
Promoting cooperation in research and innovation between all Mediterranean countries by engaging with both public and private stakeholders; prioritising actions with high societal impact; ensuring the effective and efficient use of resources and infrastructures by Member States; developing innovative maritime and marine-related competences. These are some of the key items of the Declaration of Venice […]

Publication | Horizon 2020 Mediterranean sea related Projects
This EC catalogue of Horizon 2020 Mediterranean Basin related projects showcases the support given by the EU to Research and Innovation, a key driver for Blue Growth and job creation at local, regional and international level. These projects disclose the potential of connecting the Mediterranean and cooperating on innovative activities along the value chain in order to build a healthy, […]

Publication | Report on the Blue Growth Strategy towards more sustainable growth and jobs in the blue economy
Five years after the adoption of the Blue Growth Strategy in 2012, the European Commission publishes a Report on the Blue Growth Strategy, “Towards more sustainable growth and jobs in the blue economy”.In these years, the Commission has launched initiatives in many policy areas related to Europe’s oceans, seas and coasts, facilitating the cooperation between […]

Publication | Valletta Declaration on Strengthening Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation through Research and Innovation
Following the Conference on “Strengthening Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation through Research and Innovation” held on 4 May 2017 in Valetta under the auspices of the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union with the support of the European Commission, the Ministers responsible for Research and Innovation from the Member States of the Union for the […]

Publication | Communication on the Initiative for the sustainable development of the blue economy in the western Mediterranean
The purpose of the Initiative is to foster sustainable blue growth and jobs, improve safety and security and preserve ecosystems and biodiversity in the western Mediterranean region. This will be achieved through coordination and cooperation among the relevant countries on three main goals and a few priority areas of action. While geographically speaking the Initiative focuses mainly on the […]

BLUEMED | A Basin of Research and Innovation for Sustainable Growth – Conference Presentations | April 18-19 | Malta
The BLUEMED Initiative is firmly on the Agenda of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Now is time to pool all efforts together to unlock the potential for Blue Growth and job creation at local, regional and international level. The event ‘BLUEMED – A basin of research and innovation for sustainable growth‘ was organized in […]