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.
European Commission to review the Atlantic Strategy Action Plan
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 20, 2018 – The European Commission is reviewing the Atlantic Strategy Action Plan in cooperation with the five...
European Commission finds Italy granted incompatible aid to Naples port authority but no aid involved in delayed collection of concession fees by port authority
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) September 20, 2018 European Commission, Press Release, Brussels, 20 September 2018 The European Commission has found that...
Italy’s state aid to Tirrenia illegal EU says
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 17, 2018 – The state aid that Italian ferry company Tirrenia benefited from, and which allowed it to apply excessively...
EU Commission appoints new coordinators for Trans-European transport network (TEN-T)
European Commission, September 14, 2018 – Commission appoints new coordinators for Trans-European transport network (TEN-T) Today the Commission...
Valencia port urges EC to include rail links in CEF 2021-2027
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 14, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has urged the...
EU to invest €30 million in Constanta port
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) September 6, 2018 – Transport Minister Lucian Sova and Director General of the Constanta National Maritime Port...
ESPO asks to recognise the cross-border dimension of EU ports and to strengthen the maritime connectivity in CEF II
Press Release – ESPO – September 5, 2018 The investment needs of European ports over the next ten years amount to €48 billion. Many port...
Marine cluster Bulgaria takes part in Blue NET project, invites companies
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 28, 2018 – Marine cluster Bulgaria is to participate in Blue NET – Maritime Clusters Network for Blue Growth project...
Valencia port launches pilot test called “E-Bike Sharing System at the Port of Valencia”
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2018 – In the framework of the European project “SUMPORT – Sustainable Urban Mobility in MED Port...
Italian port authorities meet to discuss EU tax issues
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Yesterday, the coordination group of the General Secretaries of the authorities of port system (AdSPs) in...
Venice port to receive €1.275 million EU funding
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP – Northern Adriatic Sea Port...
Thessaloniki port railway connections to benefit from NSRF investment
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) July 17, 2018 – By 2022, Thessaloniki’s commercial harbour will be accessible via a modernized rail link to...
Cádiz issues €1.14 million tender for Conil port
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) July 16, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing, through Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA...
EIB cooperates with China with new €500 million Silk Road Fund equity investment initiative
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 16, 2018 – At the EU-China summit June 2, 2018, the European Investment Fund and the Silk Road Fund signed a...
Meeting minutes of the 3rd Chairs’ Meeting Of EU-China connectivity platform
Beijing, China, July 16, 2018 The 3rd Chairs’ Meeting of EU-China Connectivity Platform took place on 15 July in Beijing, China. The Chinese delegation was...
List of projects to be considered in the framework of the EU-China Connectivity platform
Beijing, China (Ports Europe) July 16, 2018 – The 20th Summit between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China took place in Beijing...
MEPs Inés Ayala and Inmaculada Rodríguez Piñero visit the port of Valencia
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – Valenciaport has received a visit of the MEPs Inés Ayala and Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero, also MEP and...