The Blue Economy businesses consulted in gathering Lessons Learned have had some success - with varying experiences - in attracting external funding and offer valuable fundraising lessons that can inform the development and implementation of the investment platform. For businesses consulted,...

This report concerns the ex post evaluation of the European Social Fund (ESF) in the 2007-2013 programming period. The scope of the assistance from the ESF is set out in Art. 3 of the ESF Regulation 1081/2006 and covers: - Increasing the Adaptability of workers, enterprises, and entrepreneurs; -...

Today, industry accounts for about 25% of EU final energy demand and about 20% of GHG emissions, which is mainly due to key energy-intensive industries, products, and processes, such as steel, cement and ethylene production. The decarbonisation of these industries is therefore critical for the...

Within the objective of developing a maritime initiative for the western Mediterranean, active engagement with stakeholders forms the heart of the approach. Such engagement is crucial, not only to validate findings and ensure that interests and concerns are properly taken into account, but also...

This study aims at contributing to the implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy in the nine Outermost Regions (ORs) of the European Union (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Martin, Madeira, the Azores and Canary Islands) and their related sea basins...

In the present study, a geographical focus is made on the Caribbean region, from Anguilla (North) to Trinidad and Tobago (South), and the Amazonian region, from Suriname (West) to Amapa state in Brazil (East). This area of 393 503 Km2 will be designated as the 'Caribbean-Amazonia Sea Basin'. The...