EU Policy
A category covering news about how European Union (EU) policy relates to ports. This includes the relationship between EU and national government policy, the role of EU institutions. Subjects include EU regulation, the environment, cold ironing, investment, aid and Ten-T transport.
EBRD partners with EU for Macedonian Railway Corridor VIII
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) December 14, 2018 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to grant Macedonia an...
Ports included in new EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) December 12, 2018 – The European Union has published details of the key elements of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership...
CIRCLE: supporting the European Commission and the European Maritime Safety Agency for European Maritime Single Window
Press Release – CIRCLE: supporting the European Commission (DG MOVE) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) for the European Maritime Single...
EU Mediterranean Corridor official calls for cooperation between Spain and Catalonia
December 10, 2018 New EU coordinator for the Mediterranean Corridor, Iveta Radičová, has called for greater cooperation between the Catalan and Spanish...
EU Commission completes inspection at Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – The European Commission conducted an inspection at the port of Trieste in the period...
CIRCLE attends final conference of Med Atlantic Ecobonus Project in Lisbon port
Press release – CIRCLE: today in Lisbon for the final conference of Med Atlantic Ecobonus Project, the feasibility study co-funded by the European...
UK: Major disruption at ports is ‘real prospect’ in no-deal Brexit
UK Parliament News – Commons Select Committee 28 November 2018 PAC concerned by slow progress and poor communication around Project Brock Ability of...
European Parliament closes probe into bulk handling at Alicante port
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – The European Parliament has closed the investigation opened in August of 2017 into the loading and...
Maritime regions to be involved in EU Platform on maritime investment
The European commission has published a call for tender for the development of a European platform on maritime investments. This call specifically...
Regions stress importance of cohesion and cross-border maritime cooperation at 46th CPMR General Assembly
The future of Europe, the EU Budget and post-2020 EU policies impacting on regions were among the key issues discussed at the CPMR General...
Blue economy call 2018: EU supporting jobs and growth in the maritime economy
Blue economy call 2018: EU supporting jobs and growth in the maritime economy – November 22, 2018 Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and...
MEPs want to ensure sufficient funding for Connecting Europe’s future
Press Release – European Parliament – November 22, 2018 Total budget of €43.85 billion should be reserved for the Connecting Europe Facility...
Valencia port praises EU decision on railway corridor’s inclusion in Connecting Europe mechanism
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Valencia port has praised the decision of the Transport Committee of the European Parliament to include as...
High-level meeting continues to bring Georgia and the European Union closer together
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) November 21, 2018 – European Commissioners, headed by President Jean-Claude Juncker, along with members of the...
EU invites tenders for port system regulatory plan drafting
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – The European Union has published a call for tenders for the drafting of a Port System Regulatory Plan which...
Reference – CORE LNGas hive
November 19, 2018 CORE LNGas hive is a project selected by the European Commission to support clean power for transport. The aim of the project is to develop a...
Reference – GAINN4MOS
November 19, 2018 GAINN4MOS aims to improve the Motorways of the Sea network in six Member States (Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Portugal and Slovenia) by...
Algeciras port participates in different forums on railway corridors
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – Next week, Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras)...
EU invites applications for European Ports Forum
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – The EU has announced a continuously Open Call for Applications for the selection of members of the...
EU invests in Plovdiv-Burgas port railway line
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) November 18, 2018 – The European Union (EU) has announced an investment of over €293 million ($334.62 million) from...