BLUE.INVEST - EU SUPPORT TO MARITIME REGIONS.
BRUSSELS, 22 SEPTEMBER 2015
For the 2014-2020 period, the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs), including the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), and the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) will support Blue Growth and the Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP).
The Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) of the European Commission (DG MARE), in collaboration with the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) is organising a conference in order to explore how these funds can support the maritime economy and Blue Growth in particular.
This conference will take place on 22 September in Brussels and will be opened by Mr Karmenu VELLA, Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. It will give the opportunity to a wide range of maritime regions to explain how they plan to use these funds to boost jobs and growth in the maritime sectors across the EU. Reciprocally, it will provide them with a unique opportunity to consider across borders and across sectors coordination issues, and to promote cost-effective synergies and money savings.
The conference will take the form of a one day workshop1 with the participation of some 200 representatives of EU coastal regions, Blue Growth stakeholders and EU institutions..
You will find attached the provisional agenda for this conference and webpage for practical information and registration http://blueinvest.onetec.eu/ .The official invitation will be sent out by the end of August.
