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.
EU CEF allocates €3.5 million to Venice port development
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) July2, 2017 – The European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has allocated €3.5 million ($4 million) to...
Venice port to receive €3.25 million under CEF
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 27, 2017 – Venice port has gained financing under two projects of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) out of a total 13...
Rijeka port gets €34 million funding under CEF
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) June 26, 2017 – Rijeka port said it will receive a funding worth €34 million ($38 million) from the European Commission (EC)...
IDC calls for Europe-wide strikes on June 29
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 22, 2017 – The International Dockworkers Council (IDC) has called a Europe-wide port stoppage in support of the...
BIFA calls for UK to remain in customs union
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – British International Freight Association (BIFA) Director General, Robert Keen, has called for the...
EC welcomes international agreement to increase the safety of passenger ships
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 20, 2017 – On June 16, 2017, the European Commission commented on the international agreement adopted this week...
TEN-T – Connecting Europe – Core network corridors
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Networks) envisages coordinated improvements to primary roads, railways,...
EU to support sustainable fisheries in Mediterranean region
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The European Parliament adopted with 558 votes in favour and 43 against an initiative in support of sustainable...
Badajoz logistics platform to be completed by 2020
Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 –The Plataforma Logística do Sudoeste Europeu (PLSWE – The Southwestern European Logistics Platform) in...
UK Chamber of Shipping responds to general election
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – UK Chamber of Shipping CEO Guy Platten has commented on the UK general election, saying that it is...
EU: Joint Statement on the occasion of World Oceans Day
Brussels, Belgium, June 8, 2017 On the occasion of the World Oceans Day (8 June), Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs...
EU holds workshop on “Regeneration of port cities and port areas”
Brussels, Belgium, June 5, 2017 On 16 May, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU jointly...
EU Transport Commissioner announces launch of European Ports Forum
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc announced the creation of a European Ports Forum, a platform for...
EC urges trade unions, employers to negotiate and avoid strikes at Spanish ports
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope), June 2, 2017 – European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc has urged the operators and stevedores’ trade unions at...
EU-China Summit: moving forward with our global partnership
Brussels, Belgium, June 2, 2017 The 19th Summit between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China held today in Brussels has brought a number...
EU EUROfish project to invest in Mediterranean aquaculture
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – A new €7 million ($7.85 million) EU-funded research project titled PerformFISH was launched in Volos,...
Two new signatories to the Malta MedFish4Ever Declaration
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – On 16 and 31 May respectively the Ambassadors to the European Union of the People’s Democratic...
Valencia port hosts start-up meeting on SAURON project
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 31, 2017 – Valencia port is hosting the start-up meeting of SAURON (Scalable Multidimensional Situation Awareness Solution...
European Ports Forum invites membership applications
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 31, 2017 – The Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) has set up a group of experts...
Gijón aims to gain market share following Brexit
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 30, 2017 – Gijón port could become a logistics hub for cargo transport in western Europe, as operators are looking for...