Blue Economy Forum

Save the Date: Odyssea και το The Cube Athens, με την υποστήριξη του Athanasios C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation διοργανώνουν ένα τριήμερο Μαραθώνιο με επίκεντρο τη γαλάζια και κυκλική οικονομία, στοχεύοντας στην εύρεση καινοτόμων ιδεών και στη δημιουργίια νεοφυών εταιρειών του κλάδου. Είσαι φοιτητής/τρια, start up, entrepreneur ή απλά έχεις ιδέες για το χώρο της γαλάζιας και κυκλικής οικονομίας; Τότε αυτό το Hackathon είναι για σένα! Μη χάσεις την ευκαιρία να συνεργαστείς με ειδικούς του κλάδου και να αναπτύξεις νέες επιχειρηματικές ιδέες κερδίζοντας μεγάλα βραβεία και προσφορές έως και 2000€. Κάνε την εγγραφή σου σήμερα https://lnkd.in/dedDE5kx! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Save the Date: Odyssea and The Cube Athens, with the support of the Athanasios C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation are organizing a three-day Marathon focusing on the blue and circular economy, aiming to explore innovative ideas to enhance sustainability in the oceans. Are you a student, start up, entrepreneur or you are just full of ideas for the blue & circular economy sector? Then this Hackathon is for you! Don't miss the opportunity to collaborate with industry experts and develop new business ideas while winning great prizes and offers up to 2000€. Register today https://lnkd.in/dedDE5kx!

The 8th "Blue Growth Piraeus" Innovation Competition for the Blue Economy organized by the Municipality of Piraeus, the University of Piraeus and StartUPiraeus. The 8th competition, as a "blue innovation challenge" invites groups of students and start-ups to compete to provide sustainable solutions or to develop innovations in all established and emerging sectors of the blue economy. Applications open until May 20th 2023. Visit bluegrowthpiraeus.gr/en for more info!

Published: 2022-05-19 Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (European Commission) Download in English: More info on the publication, and other languages: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/156eecbd-d7eb-11ec-a95f-01aa75ed71a1 European Commission, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Addamo, A., Calvo Santos, A., Guillén, J., et al., The EU blue economy report 2022, Publications Office of the European Union, 2022, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2771/793264 The ocean is at the foundation of life in the planet and plays a vital role in safeguarding that some of our most basic needs are met. The Blue Economy comprises all activities that are linked to the water, the sea and the oceans. It relies not only on more traditional forms of utilisation (e.g. fishing and aquaculture), but also combines a broader vision of activities that can offer important sources of sustainable economic development for Member States and coastal communities in particular. The Blue Economy can contribute to a large extent to Europe’s green ambitions. A sustainable Blue Economy enables society to obtain value from the oceans and coastal regions, whilst respecting their long-term ability to regenerate and endure such activities through the implementation of sustainable practices. This implies that human activities must be managed in a way that guarantees the health of the oceans and safeguards long-term economic productivity, so that the potential they offer can be realised and sustained over time. The annual EU Blue Economy Report aims to continuously improve the measuring and monitoring of the socio-economic performance of the Blue Economy (for the 2009-2019 period in the current edition), while taking its environmental impacts into account. The EU is determined to deliver on European Green Deal, with the adoption of the ‘Fit for 55 package’, implementation of the Zero Pollution Action Plan, and with other initiatives being prepared, at the same time as it ensures a transition based on sustainable economic growth and employment. Besides, the insight of the Sustainable Blue Economy Communication, can help achieve this sustainable growth objective while protecting and restoring nature, fighting pollution, and tackling climate change.