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.
Intra-EU shipping to be added to European Union’s emissions trading system
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) November 17, 2020 – The European Commission (EC) wants to add emissions from intra-European Union (EU) shipping to the...
Adsp del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (Civitavecchia) reduces expansion costs
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 11, 2020 – Following a project review, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale...
EU-China trade and investment relations in a post-covid world
On 9 November INTA will organise a hearing on EU-China trade and investment relations – November 9, 2020 The EU and China are two of the biggest traders...
Titan LNG’s Bio-LNG project to receives CEF Funding
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – The European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has granted €11 million to...
The BlueMed Implementation plan released
The BlueMed Implementation Plan, drafted in June 2020, is now final and available on the BlueMed website – November 10, 2020 It presents the thematic...
Chantiers de l’Atlantique-Fincantieri merger delayed until year-end
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2020 – A few days before the merger of France’s Chantiers de l’Atlantique and Italy’s...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Livorno) submits three tenders to the EU
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...
EU Ambassadors support Libya’s National Oil Corporation and emphasize the necessity of neutrality
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman of the Board Mustafa Sanalla received His Excellency the Ambassador and Head of the European Union Mission to Libya...
Serbia: Joksimović with the ministers of the Danube countries on the EU strategy for the Danube region
Belgrade, October 22, 2020 Today, the Minister for European Integration, Jadranka Joksimović, participated in the ministerial meeting of the EU Strategy for...
EU job-search aid worth €2 million for 500 former shipbuilding workers in Spain
Former shipbuilding workers from Galicia will receive €2,054,400 in EU aid to help them re-integrate into the labour market, following a plenary vote on...
Guidelines on enforcement of obligations under EU Ship Recycling Regulation relating to the inventory of hazardous materials of vessels operating in European waters
Guidelines on the enforcement of obligations under the EU Ship Recycling Regulation relating to the Inventory of Hazardous Materials of vessels operating in...
CIRCLE: Connecting EU Insights event, Green Deal – Oct 26
CIRCLE: on October, 26th Connecting EU Insights, the 4 day virtual event dedicated to the shipping industry and its transition towards the Green New Deal, is...
22nd Ukraine-EU Summit reaffirms strategic goal of Ukraine’s full membership in the EU
Government of Ukraine – 6 October 2020 On October 6, Ukrainian delegation led by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in the 22nd...
Ukraine attends DIONYSUS project meeting
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 12, 2020 – On October 8, 2020, the online, kick-off meeting of the DIONYSUS project was held, attended by more...
Ukraine and EU discuss cooperation
Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladyslav Krykliy held a working meeting with the Executive Vice President of the European Commission responsible for the...
Remarks by President Charles Michel after the EU-Ukraine summit on 6 October 2020
News – European Council of the EU – October 6, 2020 It was a pleasure to welcome President Zelenskyy to Brussels for our 22nd EU-Ukraine summit....
Transport sector calls for an EU framework on the governance of B2B data
Transport sector calls for an EU framework on the governance of B2B data. Representatives from the road, air, maritime, rail, manufacturing and logistics...