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BLUE ENERGY: THE TIDE IS TURNING
Number of View: 9012The power of waves Until today, despite the considerable investment, very little electricity has been generated using ocean power anywhere in the world. But the several hundreds...
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Number of View: 5919Blue Economy is growing: we are relying more and more on maritime transport for our external trade. By 2020, offshore wind energy is expected to grow by 30%. Experts foresee a...
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OCEAN WARMING SPEEDING UP
Number of View: 614Today an important scientific report was released. It confirms that the earth is warming due to the increased concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and is an endorsement...
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WARSAW CLIMATE TALKS: EU OUGHT TO PAVE THE WAY
Number of View: 124 Following the Warsaw climate talks, it is not clear whether the new treaty to be signed in Paris in 2015 will deliver meaningful commitments to reduce carbon emissions. This is...
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2014: MEDITERRANEAN PRESIDENCIES OF THE EU
Number of View: 93 Two Mediterranean countries will successively hold the rotating Presidencies of the Council of the European Union in 2014: Greece will start in two weeks and Italy will take over in...
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BRINGING EUROPEAN RESEARCH FORWARD
Number of View: 113Horizon 2020 Framework Programme Do you know that the biggest part of biodiversity on earth is found in the sea? Have you realised that our seas and oceans are the largest unexplored...
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“GOING GLOBAL” TO SAFEGUARD OUR OCEANS
On 8th June we celebrate the World Oceans Day: an important reminder for all of us to protect our seas and to raise awareness on the tremendous challenges we are still facing. Oceans are full of...
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OCEAN HEALTH: LET´S SEIZE THIS INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM
I have to say: I find it great to witness so much international engagement on ocean governance recently. Just last week, President Obama announced the US commitment to fight illegal fishing and to...
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GREECE HANDING OVER EUROPE’S STEERING WHEEL TO ITALY
Here we are, in the midst of the “year of the Mediterranean” as Greece handed the EU Presidency of the Council over to Italy this week. I am glad to see the progress made under the Greek Presidency...
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BEACHES, FISHING, PIPELINES: WHO GETS WHAT SPACE ON THE SEA?
Maritime spatial plan in the Bothnian Sea between Finland and Sweden (project co-financed by the European Commission) Imagine an unmapped land, where windmills would be set in the middle of the...
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THE TIME TO INVEST IN OCEAN ENERGY IS NOW
It has become clear over the past years that our seas and oceans can generate huge economic growth and create jobs, much needed in these times. That is why we have been working for the past five...
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SUSTAINABILITY: IT’S WORTH STEERING THE COURSE
When I took office in 2010, I made a point of honor to put sustainability at the core of European Fisheries and Maritime policies. May it be social, economic or environmental. And I have to say that...
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