Algae - both seaweed and microalgae - are gaining recognition for their nutritional and functional benefits in food. As of February 2024, the European Commission's Novel Food Status Catalogue includes 56 algae species! Yet, despite these advancements, many consumers remain unaware of algae's...

The following report is a deliverable of the first iteration of the EU4Algae stakeholder platform, part of Task 1.7 - Supporting A Sustainable Development Of The Industry. It was compiled predominantly through desk research and professional networking for European blue bioeconomy projects (e.g....

The European algae industry holds high potential for sustainable growth, emerging only recently as comparing to the global algae sector. This brought the need of creating new policies regulating the algae sector, filling the gaps of the existing ones and building the know-how to compete with...

Food use is a crucial point concerning the community involved in the evaluation of algae. Indeed, the possibility of increasing the supply in terms of economy and therefore of benefiting from the huge diversity of functionalities provided by algal products, will be a big lever for the promotion...

This study aims to verify sustainable algae products, both microalgae and seaweed, with high potential for market uptake by industry and consumers. The main findings are that 1) algae are a very diverse group of organisms, estimated to be between 30,000 and 1,000,000 species, with only a few...

The EU4Health Programme is the largest and most ambitious EU health funding programme ever. Since 2021, as part of the work to deliver a strong European Health Union, it has provided funding to EU Member States and associated countries, health organisations and NGOs to strengthen the resilience...

The EUAA Annual Training Report provides a comprehensive overview of the European Union Agency for Asylum's (EUAA) training activities throughout 2024. It highlights the Agency's continued contribution to the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and its efforts to support Member States in...

The EUAA provides access to Medical Country of Origin Information (MedCOI). This information supports the national migration and asylum authorities in Europe to reach accurate decisions in international protection and other migration procedures, while also ensuring convergence in the assessment...