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Wave energy is a highly valuable and predictable source of renewable power. Up to 10% of the EU’s energy can be harvested from waves by 2050..
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A project that sells salmon leather products in various categories, ranging from clothes, bags, belts or purses, and even jewellery.
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Until 1975, countries all over the world routinely dumped obsolete or unusable munitions (conventional and chemical) on the seafloor.
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The European Commission has published the fourth edition of “The EU Blue Economy Report”, providing an overview of the performance of the EU-27 eco...
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Increased cooperation to implement the new blue economy strategy
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Today, the Commission is proposing a new approach for a sustainable blue economy in the EU for the sectors related to oceans, seas and coasts.
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What is the blue economy and how is it contributing to the overall economy?
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The Commission adopted new strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture.
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The ban on bottom trawling in deep waters, adopted by the EU in 2016, has been effective in protecting deep-sea fish, according to the evaluation..
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The Von der Leyen Commission has made the 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 an integral part of the EU’s political priorities.