Coastal communities strategyEU’s strategy to support prosperous, resilient, and liveable coastal communitiesEurope’s outermost regionsLocated thousands of kilometres away from continental Europe, outermost regions are an integral part of the EU.Sea basinsEurope has a 68,000 km coastline along the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, the Baltic, the North Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Black Sea. Events22Aug2026Info daysMida Eco waves beach clean-upWatamu kilifi County, KenyaExternal event25Aug2026Info days#EUBeachCleanup 2026 – Praia de MiraMira, PortugalExternal event27Aug2026Info daysLet's Clean up Our BeachesManduria , ItalyExternal event01-03Sep2026Conferences and summitsEU Arctic Forum, Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue and Arctic Youth DialogueBrussels, BelgiumAll events News News announcement13 August 2026Commission approves Maltese State aid for fishing companies facing increased fuel prices2 min readNews announcement10 August 2026Commission harmonises rules for weighing catches across the EU2 min readSee all
Coastal communities strategyEU’s strategy to support prosperous, resilient, and liveable coastal communities
Europe’s outermost regionsLocated thousands of kilometres away from continental Europe, outermost regions are an integral part of the EU.
Sea basinsEurope has a 68,000 km coastline along the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, the Baltic, the North Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Black Sea.
01-03Sep2026Conferences and summitsEU Arctic Forum, Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue and Arctic Youth DialogueBrussels, Belgium
News announcement13 August 2026Commission approves Maltese State aid for fishing companies facing increased fuel prices2 min read
News announcement10 August 2026Commission harmonises rules for weighing catches across the EU2 min read