The Blue Economy BusinessAwards recognise and reward individuals or organisations who have made a specific contribution to bringing and developing innovation in the Blue Economy. The Awards were set up to showcase success stories from the EU and beyond that demonstrate how new applications from marine research can produce jobs and growth in the marine economy. 3 award categories: - Blue Economy Business of the Year - Woman of the Year in the Blue Economy - Rising Blue Star of the Year (up to 35 years old)

The dedicated workshop was held under the working title "Workshop on integrated maritime policy and marine spatial planning in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea". The European Commission's contribution encompassed the co-organisation of the Launching event of the 7-day workshop that to take place on 20 September 2016 in Dalyan (Turkey). While the European Commission co-organised the Launching event, MEDCOAST Foundation was in charge of the 7-day workshop that follows.

Third collaborative lab of the "Building a West-Med Strategy" project with focus on Maritime highways for safer and cleaner seas, including integrated surveillance issues.

The main aim of this call is to support coordinated action in the context of the IMP, which will carry inter-sectoral and cross-border elements. The call seeks to promote mutual understanding, awareness-raising and joint responses to well-identified challenges hindering integration between maritime sectors in areas such as marine research, coastal and maritime tourism, maritime transport, marine environment, business and skills development, and clustering of maritime activities. Given these varied targets, the call will award one grant to each of the following actions: