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 Investment Bank supports Marseille port with financing
European Investment Bank – Press Release – May 28, 2018 The European Investment Bank (EIB), which is the Bank of the European Union, has today...
Event: European Maritime Day – Burgas, May 31, June 1, 2018
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 28, 2018 – The European Commission’s Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, the Bulgarian EU...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Livorno) appeals for more EU inter port cooperation
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) May 22, 2018 – “We must fully exploit the strengths of Mediterranean ports so that they can best contribute to the...
Contract signed to develop Constanta port
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) May 22, 2018 – A contract for financing a Constant port project was signed May 21, 2018, by the Minister of Transport,...
Piraeus port aims to reduce carbon footprint
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – COSCO-owned Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) is looking to reduce carbon emissions from its facilities in...
EU to finance Yilport Ibérica investment
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 13, 2018 – The European Investment Bank (EIB), the financial arm of the European Commission for the FEIE, has...
COREALIS project starts in Athens with the aim of defining the challenges of the ports of the future
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 12, 2018 – The kick-off meeting of the COREALIS project, in which the Valenciaport Foundation participates, took place...
Event: The Motorways of the Sea detailed implementation plan 2018 and the related study on MoS investment needs – Brussels, June 5, 2018
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 The next MoS Conference on “The Motorways of the Sea Detailed Implementation Plan 2018 and the related Study...
Italy receives European Commission letter regarding taxing port authorities
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – Zeno D’Agostino, President of Assoporti, has received a letter from the European Commission which...
EMERTOX project starts work in Cape Verde
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – On 16 April, in Cape Verde, the EMERTOX project started, which consists of the study of the emergence of...
EU: Ocean energy – a sustainable blue growth opportunity for Europe
EU: Ocean energy – a sustainable blue growth opportunity for Europe, April 27, 2018 On 27 March, Commissioner Vella met with 20 leading companies operating...
Event: European Maritime Day 2018 – May 31-June 1, 2018, Burgas, Bulgaria
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 2, 2018 – European Maritime Day (EMD), dedicated to gaining new insights into maritime affairs and blue growth and...
Ljubljana Declaration: ESPO, together with more than 40 organisations, pleading for an increased CEF transport budget for the next MFF
Ljubljana Declaration: ESPO, together with more than 40 organisations, pleading for an increased CEF transport budget for the next MFF April 27, 2018 This...
Ravenna port hub signs for European funding of €37 million
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) April 29, 2018 -At the EU TEN-T Days event in Ljubljana, the EU granted €37.377 million ($45.4 million) towards the...
Civitavecchia port officially receives EU grant for MoS development
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – The 2018 edition of the Ten-T Days, the annual event organised by the European Commission dedicated to...
Ljubljana Declaration; FEPORT Position Paper on Investment Needs in Ports
Ljubljana, Slovenia (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – FEPORT, an organisation which represents the interests of large variety of terminal operators and...
Southern Spanish port could become an EU military headquarters after Brexit
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2018 – The small Spanish town of Rota, in Cádiz province, could become the location of one of the European...