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Trieste port obtains €26 million from MIT for works at the Sali pier

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) August 16, 2020 – La Conferenza Unificata has given the green light to the proposal from the Minister of Infrastructure and...

Green light for electrification of Savona and Genoa port docks

A conference (La Conferenza unificata Strato-Regioni-città) has given the green light to the decree of the Minister of Infrastructure, Paola De Micheli,...

EU-Vietnam trade agreement enters into force

EU exports to Vietnam will be taxed less as of tomorrow, 1 August. This is the immediate effect of the entry into force of the EU-Vietnam trade agreement that...

EBRD supports decarbonisation of energy sector in Cyprus

The population of Cyprus will benefit from cleaner air and reduced energy costs thanks to the introduction of natural gas to the country, with a project...

Croatia to receive €23.3 million from CEF for five transport projects

During the past week, the Coordination Committee of the Connecting Europe Facility – CEF presented the results of the evaluation of the second CEF...

Atlantic action plan 2.0: A revamped maritime strategy to foster a sustainable blue economy and the EU Green Deal

The European Commission has adopted an updated action plan for a sustainable, resilient and competitive blue economy in the EU Atlantic area, covering France,...

Launch of new project to further enhance economic integration in the Western Balkans and Moldova

The European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) launched today a new project “Support to Regional...

EU funds to finance two Barcelona port projects

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 22, 2020 – The two projects EALING-European flagship Action for coLd ironING in ports and LNGHIVE2 Barcelonaan...

EU support for electrification the terminals at Valencia port

The Committee for the Connecting Europe Mechanism or the CEF (Connecting Europe Facility) Committee of the European Commission has approved the granting of aid...

EU’s CEF programme to fund two Trieste port projects

RTTrieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 20, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Adriatic Sea Port...

Serbia: EU donation of €16 million for projects in water transport

Government of Serbia – Belgrade, July 17, 2020 The Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of the Government of Serbia announced today...

Three Slovenian transport projects to receive European Union funding

The European Commission will financially support three Slovenian projects in the total amount of €11.13 million European grants with the Connecting Europe...

Ukraine and the EU discuss transport

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 17, 2020 – Yesterday, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladyslav Krykliy held a working meeting with the EU...

CIRCLE takes part to European project MOSES, which enhances modal shift for Short Sea Shipping

CIRCLE S.p.A.: takes part to European project MOSES, which enhances modal shift for Short Sea Shipping (SSS), receiving a contribution of €266,875 –...

EU invests over €2 billion in 140 key transport projects to jump-start the economy

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 16, 2020 – In an effort to boost the European Union economy after the health and economic crises caused by the...

Reference – European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance aims at an ambitious deployment of hydrogen technologies by 2030, bringing together renewable and low-carbon hydrogen...

MEPs back CO2 targets and EU carbon market for shipping

The European Parliament’s environment committee has voted to require ships to reduce their emissions and finally pay for their carbon pollution. Green group...

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